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the open air and contained bacteria, yeast cells, and mould fungi. The 

 results are as follows : — 



]\Iethylio alcohol : some development observed in one day, but 



increase moderate even after 21 days ; small 



and large yeast cells, and bacilli observed. 



like the preceding, but the increase greater ; 



besides yeast cells and bacilli some mucor- 



like mycelium was present. 



like the preceding, but a mould fungus with 



white spores was observed in this case. 



like the preceding (very little mycelium but 



numerous bacilli) ; no spore-bearing mould 



fungus . 



after 2 days turbidity had set in, but the 



increase was very small even in 21 days ; 



Ijacilli and a trace of mycelium. 



the quantity of fun "'i seemed a little largfer 



than in the previous case. 



the fungoid growth was here much larger 



than in the last two cases, many bacilli. 



small yeast cells, and iiiiicod<:rnia-]\ke yeast. 



Ijut no mycelium observed. 



after 2 days only very little development. 



but considerable in 21 days ; here more 



mycelium was observed tlian in any of the 



other cases. 



after 21 days, the liquid was perfectly clföu* 



Ethylic ,. 



Propylic „ 



Isopropylic ,, 



Butylic ,, 



Isobutylic ,, 



Tertiary butvlic ,, 



Amvlic 



Allylic 



and free from fungi. 



1. Parbaps a developuieut might havu beou noticed if the ordiuary phosphate had boeu 

 used hero instead of the iiiouophospliate. 



