Dodge, Mary Mapes, 1830-1905 · [New York : Scribner & Co.] · leaf 88
Without the aid of a microscope the tiny par-ticles on the grass may easily be mistaken forinsect eggs; but under even a small pocket-micro-scope their appearance is wonderfully changed.The growth is a form of slime-mold, known tothe scientists as Physarum cinereum. The fam-ily of molds is called… … magnified view of the growths on the grass. grass and other plants, especially on those grownin rich soil. The dark, powdery substance withinthe sponge-like parts consists of the spores; that 650 NATURE AND SCIENCE FOR YOUNG FOLKS [May, is, bodies that are somewhat like the seeds offlowering…
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