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phyll appear. At first they are very like Micrococci, and 

 appear in chains. Finally some of them enlarge, and develop 

 a distinct nucleus containing the green color. By the old 

 method of classification these would have been Fungi if seen 

 young, and Algae in old age. Now we make them Thallophytes 

 in either condition. 



In solutions of the Salts of Morphia (Fig. 5) the long stringy 

 masses that invade other solutions of alkaloidal salts seldom, 

 if ever, appear. After a successive series of trials, only motile 

 bacteria and innominate bacilli have been developed. Coinci- 



FiG. 4.— From Sulpho-Cyanate of Potassium. 



dent with their appearance, a crystalline precipitate is found at 

 the bottom of the containing vessel. This has not yet been 

 examined chemically. Its brownish hue would seem to indicate 

 that some sort of decomposition had occurred. The claim was 

 put forth about a year ago that Apomorphia appeared under 

 such circumstances, where only a salt of Morphia had been 

 before. Patients are said to have acted as if an emetic had 

 been swallowed, on the administration of old specimens. An 



