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Fig. 12. A sheaf of delicate filaments, with a bubble of gas at 

 the narrow end, in midst of granular deposit, from 

 tube No. 85. 



" 13. Portion of a much larger mass of the same kind, on 

 which there are four bubbles of gas. Filaments 

 can be distinguished through the small bubble, and 

 around some of the others. 



%* Such bodies have been common in some of 

 the Yellow Solutions, and their constant associa- 

 tion with gas bubbles makes it probable that they 

 are living organisms. 



PLATE 3. 



Some of the Organisms obtained from Colourless Solutions that 

 had been heated to 130 C. for 10" . 



Figs. 14, 15, 19, eachx 500; Figs. 16-18, each X700. 



Fig. 14. Shows the way in which very minute Torulae are 



scattered over a flake of silica, from tube No. 104. 

 " 15. Crowds of much larger Torulas from tube No. 24. 

 " 16. A group of Bacilli from tube No. 107. 

 " 17. Showing Torulae from different tubes Nos. 113, 54, 



14. 



a. A group showing germination. 



6. and c. Torulae of varying size. 



" 18. Torulae and Bacteria cultivated from tube No. 51. 

 " 19. A Mould (Penicillium) cultivated from tube No. 21. 



PLATE 4. 



Some of the Organisms obtained from Yellow Solutions that had 

 been heated to 130 C. for 10" (Figs. 20-22); also from a 

 Colourless Solution heated to 130-133 C. for 10" (Fig. 

 28); and from another heated to 135 C. for 5" (Fig. 24). 



Figs. 20, 21, 23, each X 500; Fig. 22 X 375, Fig. 24 X700. 



Fig. 20. a. A rudimentary Mould (Penicillium) beginning to 



develop acrospores, from tube No. 99. 

 6. and c. Torulse from two different tubes Nos. 61, 

 113. 



