2-24 DISEASES OF FIELD & GARDEN CROPS. [CH. 



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FIG. 104. 

 Half-grown Ergot and section. Enlarged 5 diameters. 



condition of ergot is generally described under the name 

 of Spliacelia, a word derived from the Greek, and meaning 

 gangrene. The same word in a secondary sense means 



