Elementary Notes On The Morphology Of Fungi

Author : Ernst Albert Gaumann
Publisher : Forgotten Books
ISBN 13 : 9780282507848
Total Pages : 720 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (78 download)

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Download or read book Comparative Morphology of Fungi (Classic Reprint) written by Ernst Albert Gaumann and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2017-07-23 with total page 720 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from Comparative Morphology of Fungi By the introduction of cytological methods of investigation to mycology, we have arrived at a much clearer conception of many of the problems of comparative morphology. In general, the classification of fungi has remained the same, but its interpretation has been strengthened and deepened in many ways. The task of this book is to present these conceptions in the most concise form. To my teacher, Eduard Fischer, Professor of Botany in Bern, I dedicate it as a token of my gratitude. Many of the ideas presented here, I owe to his lectures and conversation. In the introductory chapters, the most important points of view and the basic forms are briefly discussed, assuming a knowledge of a textbook similar in content to that of Strasburger. This first part contains a brief summary Of present knowledge. The remainder of the book describes modifications of the basic forms in the different groups. In order to shorten this presentation, we have dispensed with a discussion of the historical background of our knowledge. To anyone interested in this aspect of the question, we may recommend the excellent work of Vuillemin I have attempted, however, to present the divergent conceptions of various authors with the data on which they are based, and to deal with them justly. In order to facilitate Special studies, I have included many references to recent works which contain summaries of the older literature. I would like here to express my thanks to all those who have aided me with information, material from their herbaria and libraries, by Copies of their works, or permission to use their figures. I wish especially to thank my wife for her assistance in redrawing the figures and the artist, E. Tobler of Zurich, who provided some habit sketches. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.