DESCRIPTION OF THE PLATES. 
Prater I. Neocosmospora vasinfecta Smith, from indigo (Indigofera sumatrana). 
Ric. 
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Perithecia on a root. x 4. 
Pure culture on nutrient agar from an ascosporal colony, showing con- 
centric formation of perithecia in culture. x 4, 
A perivhecium from pure culture on nutrient agar. x 170. 
Ascospores from the same culture as fig. 3. The projections of the outer 
wall are shown too regular. The right hand spore is focussed in 
surface view to show the superficial markings. x 1100. 
Asci with spores, and paraphyses, from the same culture as above. 580. 
(All painted by H. Hormusyi). 
PLate Il. Neocosmospora vasinfecta Smith, from ascosporal cultures. 
Fusarium spores (macroconidia). Indigo fungus. x 300. 
Germination of ditto, with secondary formation of microconidia from 
the upper spore and of a macroconidium from the lower spore. 
Pigeon-pea fungus. x 300. 
Intermediate types between micro- and macroconidia. Indigo fungus. 
x 300. 
Chlamydospores. Indigo fungus. x 300. 
Formation of microconidia. From a continuous observation. Pigeon- 
pea fungus. x 325. 
Mycelium bearing microconidia formed from germination of the ascos- 
pores. Cotton fungus. 
8 & 9. Perithecia and ascospores of the gram, pigeon-pea and cotton 
fungus respectively. Perithecia x 114, spores x 730. 
Prats III. 
Fusarium udum n. sp., pure culture on alkaline potato (see text). x 1} 
Ditto on acid potato. x |. 
Ditto on acid rice. Natural size. 
Neocosmospora vasinfecta Smith, pure culture on acid rice. Natural 
size. 
Ditto on bread. Natural size. 
Germination of the ascospores of Neocosmospora vasinfecta from cotton. 
(All painted by A. N. Banerj). 
-PrateE IV. Fusarium udum n. sp. 
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Whorled conidiophore with microconidia. x 730. 
Simple lateral conidiophores on the creeping mycelium, with micro- 
conidia, x 730, 
