Synopsis of the known phalloids : with an illustration of each species / by C.G. Lloyd.

  • Lloyd, C. G. (Curtis Gates), 1859-1926
Date:
1909
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Credit: Synopsis of the known phalloids : with an illustration of each species / by C.G. Lloyd. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    WHAT IS A PHALLOID? eral distribution, to ent^upon a^°tech^icaiS botanic1?11]-6'1 ^ gCn~ what constitutes a phalloid Mn^rc , ’ botanical discussion of and with cert«n^V!^-h.“^raknI7^r^ W”’ them as soon as they look through our pictures ' J know I halloids are always fleshy fungi alwavs irWA by magic in our woods and fields. When young- thev are ?p?ear as lf gelatinous membrane callprl ^ -.mi , • , , ey are enclosed in a velops so rapSly “ at I tiland the plailt de Of L readers ut[ *7,^ 17 carried home the pp-o-c hut ° U1L ,trurn< t have often specimens have alwaff developed duTin^thrnigUn\1reJes?P'l “ T the species observed have reached a he rtt S b , ,gle mght author has a picture showing a^t to l^^f cmtT and a half, in one min- ute of time. Of course this is not true growth by the accretion of cells, but rather a me- chanical process by the expansion of cells. The “roots,” or my- celium, as it is correctly called, of phalloids grow in the earth, or rotten wood, and take the form of long, white cords. The illustration on the opposite page is a cluster of this myce- lium, which has devel- oped several “eggs,” or young phalloids. If we cut open one of these eggs we will find it to contain an undeveloped plant, as shown in the figures herewith. But ,, , it is best not to cut them open, hut to take them home and place them on a dish, and in a few days you will have some perfect plants. THE COLOR OF PHALLOIDS. There are only three colors known in the phalloids: red, yellow, and white. Most species are red, or some shade of red, pink, flesh, or orange. A few are yellow, and many are white. The yellow and red phalloids seem quite distinct, and do not run into each other, but the red species are apt to have white forms.