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Fig. 86. Common Aspergillus. 1. General appearance showing long conidiophore and 

 sterigmata on end. 2. Perithecia with one ascus and ascosppres. 3. Contents from an 

 unripe perithecium. 4. A small part of a mycelium with conidiophore c and spore-bearing 

 sterigmata, young ascogonium a, s. All after DeBary except 1. 



Fig. 87. Mouldy maize kernels. 1. Aspergillus (.Sterigmatacystis). 

 3. Rhizopus, 4. Pencillium, Charlotte M. King. 



2. Aspergillus. 



