Seeds Of The Mushroom

The spores (seeds), composed of a two soated cell, are borne on the gills or tubes under the cap. One plant often produces 10,000,000 spores. To see these tiny spores you must cut the top of a toadstool olï and lay it right side up on a sheet of black paper. Af ter a few hours remove it carefully, and an exact representation of its shape will reniain on the paper, formed by the thousands of spores which have fallen out. If the spores fall on favorable soil, they gernïinate and send out great numbers of tiny threads. These, becoming intertwined and woven together, cover the ground like the finest web, and this is known as the mycelium, or "spawn. " The threads absorb nourishment and