THE YEAST PLANT. 23 



of cells. But if, after an interval, we resume 



our examination, each of these little vesicles will 

 be seen putting forth one or 



more prolongations or buds, ^ ^ 



which in time become new ^^^\ o 



vesicles, like their parents; ^ ^'p 



these perform the same pro- ^ & 



cess, and the multiplication G 

 goes on, so that within a few 



i . ! .11 THE YEAST PLANT. 



hours, each single vesicle has 



developed itself into a row of four, five, or six. 



Another process may sometimes be witnessed ; for 

 the vesicles burst, and dis- 

 charge a number of small 

 grains, all of which form them- 

 selves into new cells. In due 

 time, on ordinary occasions, the 

 brewer comes in to stop the 

 marvellous process of vegeta- BUDDINGS O P THE YEAST 

 tion which has been going on, PLANT. 



of which probably he has not the slightest idea ; but 

 it will prove, on examination, to be, when five or 

 six vesicles are formed in each 

 group. At this crisis, the 

 groups separate into individu- 

 als, resembling those which 

 first formed the yeast, and 

 thus the brewer actually takes 

 out more than he put into 



A i n i MULTIPLIED CELLS PROM 



the fluid. BUDS> 



