FUNGUS-GALLS ON STEMS. 



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colour takes its place, so that orange spots appear on the surface of the foliage, 

 contrasting vividly with the green of the unaltered portions of the leaf. 



Galls rising from sharply defined parts of the stem are comparatively rare. 

 One of the most remarkable is produced on the stems of a Laurel {Laurus 

 Canariensis) by the parasitic Exobasidium Lauri. When it appears above the 

 bark it looks like an aerial root, but rapidly grows into a branched spongy body 

 8-12 cm. long similar in appearance to one of the Fungi belonging to the family 

 Clavariese (c/. fig. 195^, p. 21). The galls produced by Entyloma Aschersonii and 

 Magnusii on the Composites Helichrysum arenarium, and Gnaphaliuvi luteo-album 



Fig. 357.— Fungus-galls. 



1 Gall on the stem of the Juniper (Junipertis commimis) produced by Gymnosporangiujii clavarus/orme. 2 Gall on the leaves 

 of Aronia rotundifolia produced by Gytnnosporangium conicum. 



take the form of outgrowths, varying from the size of a pea to that of a walnut, 

 developed from special spots on the root. Whether the spherical tubercles growing 

 on the root-fibres of many Leguminosse, especially those of the Bird's-foot Trefoil 

 {Lotus corniculatus), the Fenugreek (Trigonella foenuTn-gr cecum), Lady's-Fingers 

 (Anthyllis Vulneraria), Lupin {Lupinus variabilis), and the Liquorice (Glycyrrhiza 

 glabra) are to be regarded as true galls caused by the Bacteria -like organisms 

 invariably to be found in their interior is questionable. According to the most 

 recent investigations they are the outward expression of a case of symbiosis and 

 not of pure parasitism. 



Gall developments which involve whole roots or rootlets are found on the Alder 

 {Alnus glutinosa), and on the Cabbage {Brassica oleracea). The gall which is 

 produced on Alder roots by Frankia Alni attains the size of a walnut and has a 



