266 ROMANCE OF LOW LIFE AMONGST PLANTS. 



l M. si-—Ciaviceps purpurea, a, ear of rye witli ergol, a, b, c, d ; b, davkefs grow, 

 ing from ergol, nat. size ; c, one claviceps enlarged ; d, section of fertile head, magni- 

 fied. (After W. G. Smith.) 



