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becoming deeper in submarginal area up to 1 mm. or more, sometimes al- 

 most flocculent, strong!}^ furrowed in a radial pattern, heavily sporing, 

 loose-textiu'ed, velvety, with marginal zone about O.o to 1 .0 cm. wide, plane, 

 heavily sporing, strictlj' velvety, with conidial structures arising directly 

 from the substratum, conidial areas in greenish glaucous shades from pis- 



B 



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Fig. 96. A and B, Penicillium meleacjrinum Biourge, XRHL 2136, on Czapek and 

 malt agars at two weeks. C and D, P. cganeo-fidrum Biourge, XRRL 837, as above. 



taschio green (Ridgway, PI. XLI) to Russian green (R., PI. XLII), growing 

 margin broad, thin, white, 1 to 3 mm. wide, with outermost portion largely 

 submerged, gradually developing conidial structures; exudate fairly abim- 

 dant, in small droplets, pale yellow, often largel}^ embedded and sometimes 

 overgrown to give a tufted appearance; odor fruity or spicy, not pro- 

 nounced; reverse in dull yellow to vinaceous or brownish drab shades (R., 

 PI. XLV) with surrounding agar usual!}" uncolored; conidiophores smooth- 

 walled arising primarily from the substratum, mostly 200 to 250^ by 2.8 to 



