A NEW MULBERRY DISEASE 



Figure A. 



To the right, showing mulberry fruit twice natural size, the grains of which are infected. On 

 top and to the left, two individual infected grains due to the swelling,' of the causal organism 

 growing within. When these fall to the ground, the outer coat peels off exposing the inner 

 sclerotia. To the left at the bottom, two sclerotia held together by a gelatinous substance. 



Figure B. 



To the right, four normal individual mulberry grains. To the left, normal mulberry fruit for 

 comparison. 



Figure C. 



To the right four sclerotia picked out from infected fruit showing the teiidril-liko tlircads 

 which hold the roundi.sh spores in a gelatinous mass. To the left, two individii.'il silcrcjti.i 

 showing the same. 



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