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VEGETABLE PARASITES. 



PLATE (TAB.) l.ALGJE. 



Fig. 1. Cryptococcus Cerevisia, discharged from the stomach of a patient during 

 vomiting. 



a, 6, c. Young germs adhering to the mother-cells. 

 d, e. Particularly distinct nucleus, or the internal vesicle. 

 /. The same from beer. 

 ff. The same from diabetic urine. (Robin.) 



,, I'. Cryptococcus guttulatus, from the intestinal canal of graminivora, sometimes 

 found in the human intestines. 



a. An isolated specimen. 



b. Two associated cells. 



c. A large cell, with a small one on its side. 



d. e. Larger and more advanced stages. (Robin.) 



,, 2. Merismopcedia Ventriculi = Sarcina, discharged by vomiting. 



a. Prismatic al or cubical masses, divided by four furrows. 



d. The same united by means of amorphous connective substance. 



g. The same, representing an irregular mass. 



h. Ditto, but with cells which only show two divisions. 



i. Round or oval isolated cells, with 2 or 3 granules. 



I, m, n, o. Without a nucleus. 



p, s, v. Coloured masses, q, with ovoid elongated cells 1 



k, y. Blood coloured cells, with mixed substances J Robm - 

 3. Leptothrix buccalis. In the scraped-off coat of the tongue, bodies commonly 



found with a central epithelial substance (epithelial processes) from the papillae 



of the tongue, with enveloping granular masses and thread-shaped fungi on 



the periphery. (Wedl.) 

 4. Leptothrix buccalis, with oral mucus from the coating of the tongue, with 



epithelial cells (a), mucus globules (i), granules and elements of Algae (c). 



The same free in saliva (h, h}. 

 ,, 5. Leptothrix buccalis. From the ordinary coating of the tongue. 



a. Thallus of bundles of filaments. 



b. Bundle of filamentous fungi themselves; amongst both, fine root-shaped 

 corpuscles without transverse partitions. 



,, 6. Larger bundle of this plant from the tartar of the teeth, implanted in fine 



granular masses (). A little full of roots with fine corpuscles (6). (Fig. 4 6 



after Robin.) 

 7. Leptomitus Hannoveri, from ulcerated mucous membrane of the oesophagus, and 



from typhus patients. (Robin.) 

 8. Ramifications of the same. 

 ,, 9. Leptomitus of Gubler, from a severe shot-wound in the palm of the hand. 



a b, d. Single or ramified, articulated filaments. 



c. c. Spores always associated in two. (Robin.) 



