"Common reed" Quotes from Famous Books
 ... most successful in the cultivation of Sclerotia. The method adopted is to keep them in a moist, somewhat warm, but equable atmosphere, and with patience await the results. The well-known ergot of rye, wheat, and other grasses may be so cultivated, and Mr. Currey has developed the ergot of the common reed by keeping the stem immersed in water. The final conditions are small clavate bodies of the order Sphaeriacei, belonging to the genus Claviceps. The Sclerotium of the Eleocharis has been found in this country, ...
— Fungi: Their Nature and Uses • Mordecai Cubitt Cooke |
