CONTENTS 



I. -MORPHOLOGY, PHYSIOLOGY, BIOLOGY, ETC. 



PAGES 



INTRODUCTION, -. . 1-15 



THE CELL, 15-24 



ANATOMY OF FUNGI, 25-51 



FORMATION OF SPORES, 51-65 



SEXUAL REPRODUCTION, . . . . . . 65-98 



ASEXUAL REPRODUCTION, 98-108 



LIBERATION OF SPORES AND CONIDIA, .... 108-114 



DISPERSION OF SPORES AND CONIDIA, .... 114-118 



MINERAL FOOD OF FUNGI, ...... 118-120 



EFFECT OF LIGHT AND DARKNESS RESPECTIVELY ON 



THE GROWTH OF FUNGI, 120-121 



EFFECT OF LOW TEMPERATURE ON THE GERMINATION 



OF SPORES, ......... 121-122 



EFFECT OF MECHANICAL MOVEMENTS ON GROWTH, . 122 



RESPIRATION AND TRANSPIRATION 123-124 



FIXATION OF FREE NITROGEN BY FUNGI, . . . 124 



ENZYMES AND FERMENTS, . . . ... . 124-127 



Toxic EFFECTS OF DIFFERENT SUBSTANCES ON FUNGI, 127-129 



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