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cells of the ergot. This species may be named Fusisporiutn 

 Lolii, W.Sm., and described as follows: Mycelium 

 orange, torulose, effused, forming an orange gelatinous 



X-400- c -^ -X-IOOO 



FIG. 96. 



F'usisporium Lolii, W.Sm., growing on Ergot. Enlarged 400 diameters. 

 Spore enlarged 1000 diameters. 



stratum ; spores fusiform, acuminate at both ends, 1*4 

 septate, orange. On rye -grass and its ergot. It is quite 

 possible that some species of Fusisporium may be parasitic 

 in habit. One species, F. mucophytum, W.Sm., grows on 

 sound edible mushrooms ; and F. obtusum, Ck., is described 

 as parasitic on old fungi found under Diatrype, and a 

 similar species with the last occurs in North America. 



