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FUNGI 



Blue Mould (Penicillium). 



Examine the blue mould under the low power in air. Note the brushes of radiating conidiophores rising erect 

 from the mycelium (vegetative body of the plant). Now remove a small piece of the mould, place it in a 

 watch-glass of spirit and transfer to a drop of dilute glycerine on a slide. Put on a coverslip, and examine the 

 septate hyphae ; also the conidiophores and note the row of spores (conidia) cut off from the end of each 

 branch. 



Types of Higher Fungi. 



Examine the demonstration specimens of higher fungi parasitic on leaves, etc. ; also the mushroom (fruit 

 body of a fungus living in richly manured soil). 



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