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shrunken, diseased areas over which the skin remains un- 

 broken. The flesh near the point of infection becomes com- 

 pletely decayed and has an offensive odor. 



Fig. 104. — Muskmelon 65 hours after inoculation with 

 Giddings' germ. After Giddings. 



The cause is a bacillus whicli gains entrance through 

 wounds, often through ruptures occasioned by excessively 

 rapid growth. 



