1900 



GLEANINGS IN BEE CULTURE. 



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The relation of spores to germs is quite sim- 

 ilar to that of seeds to plants. Spores possess 

 a greater resisting power to drying, heat, 

 chemicals, atmospheric changes, etc., than do 



the germs themselves. Spores of cndosporous 

 bacteria are more resistant than those of the 

 so-called arthrosporous ; accordingly, spores 

 of Bacillus milii would have greater resisting 



LARGE SPECIMENS OF AI^FALFA ROOTS. 



The two su'jceeding plates represent the largest alfalfa plants I have seen. The root system and the tap 

 roots are exceedingly large ; they were verj; nearly the same length— 11 feet 9 inches— measuiing from the 

 crown of the root to the deepest point to which the roots had penetrated. They were not dug at the same time 

 and are different types of roots. The tops of the.se plants measured over 5 feet 3 inches. They were obtained 

 on the place of Mr. J. H. Walter, in Weld County, Colorado. See Editorials. 



