TABLE OF CONTENTS. 

FIRST PART. FUNGI. 
DIVISION I. GENERAL- MORPHOLOGY. 
CHAPTER I. HisToLoGIcAL CHARACTERISTICS. 
SECTION 
I. General construction. Hyphae. Growth-forms: Filamentous Fungi, 
Fungus-bodies, Sprouting Fungi (Chytridieae, Laboulbenieae) 
II. Structure of Fungus-cells : Protoplasm, Cell-nuclei, Cell-contents 
III. Cell-membrane: Structure, Material composition, Excretion of calcium: 
oxalate z 
Remarks. Literature . 
CHAPTER II. DIFFERENTIATION OF THE THALLUS, 
1. General Survey. 
IV. Mycelium and sporophore 
2. Mycelium. 
V. Mycelia. Filamentous mycelium. Haustoria 
VI. Mycelial membranes 
VII. Mycelial strands (Rhizomorphae, eae irises) 
VIII. Sclerotia : Structure, origin, germination 
Details. Historical remarks R . 8 
IX. Sclerotioid bodies : nis me states: Xyloma 
Literature 
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X. General characteristics 2 5 5 . 5 5 ä 5 
XI. Simple sporophores 5 hi $ = r é . . 
XII. Compound sporophores. General differentiation. Course of growth. 
XIII. Structure of mature compound sporophore . 
CHAPTER III. Spores or Funct. 
XIV. Introduction. General characteristics and distinctions 
I. Development and Scattering of Spores. 
XV. General phenomena of development . . . $ 3 5 : 
XVI. Intercalary and acrogenous spore-formation. Basidia. Sterigmata . 
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