Fig. 83. 



A portion of the previous particle (Fig. 82) more highly magnified. 



A, Gluten bodies and separating membranes. 



B, The same, but permeated by masses of B. pestis. 



Cl-Gj Bit of plague spleen with numerous B. pestis. x 300. 



Fig. 84. 



Part of previous figure more highly magnified. 



A- A, Semi-digested wheat permeated by masses of B. pestis. 



B, Piece of plague spleen (blood corpuscles are well shown) with 

 numerous B. pestis forming aggregations at the margin of spleen and wheat. 

 This tends to indicate that the wheat does not offer any antagonism or 

 inhibition to the multiplication of B. pestis brought in contact with it. 

 x700. 



