Abstract
THIS volume forms the seventh part of the “Botanische Mittheilungen aus den Tropen,” edited by Prof. Schimper, of Bonn. The title—“Fungus-Flowers”—is suggestive of a popular and æsthetic treatment of the subject, but this impression is somewhat misleading, for Dr. Möller's work is of a strictly scientific character, and appeals more especially to systematic mycologists. At the same time, the extraordinary forms of the Fungi described give a considerable degree of general interest to the book, which is enhanced by the pleasant style in which the subject is treated. Dr. Möller is already well known for his mycological investigations, particularly for his fascinating work on the cultivation of Fungi by South American ants. The “Fungus-Flowers” are simply gastromycetous fungi of the family Phalloideæ, of which that repulsive plant the “Stinkhorn” (Ithyphallus impudicus) is the best-known British representative.
Brasilische Pilzblunen.
Von Alfred Möller. Mit 8 Tafeln. (Jena: Gustav Fischer, 1895.)
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S., D. Brasilische Pilzblunen. Nature 52, 365 (1895). https://doi.org/10.1038/052365b0
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