Saccharomyces. 63 



[Saccardo, who regards this as a Hyphomycete of low organization, 

 says (" Michelia," i. p. 90), " Occurring in minute, flatly convex, gre- 

 garious and confluent, dirty-white heaps ; conidia perfectly spherical, 

 5-6 /j. in diameter, collected in variously curved, branched and often 



Fig. 65. Saccharomyces sphtericus (after Saccardo). 



clustered chains, separating with difficulty, hyaline, usually supported on 

 oblong or subcylindrical bases, 10-15 p X 5 M-" There is a strong like- 

 ness between this and Hormiscium album, Bonorden, except in habitat. ] 



87. S. glutinis (Fresenius), Cohn ("Beitrage," i. p. 



187). 

 Cryptococcus glutinis, Fresenius. 



Cells round, oval, oblong, elliptic to shortly cylindrical, 

 5-11 fj. long, about 4 fi broad, isolated or ^ 



united in twos, seldom more together. Cell- 

 membrane and contents colourless, when 

 fresh ; but, when moistened again after dry- 

 ing, with a faintly reddish central nucleus. 

 Spore-formation unknown. (Fig. 66.) 



On starch-paste, slices of potato, etc., F 

 forming rose-coloured, slimy spots, which (after Cohn). 

 have at first a diameter of ^-i millimetre, but by degrees 



