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Bean decoction Standard nutr.-salt solution Sugar solution 
Strength | Per cent. Per cent. Strength) Per cent, | 
of of germi- Remarks of germi- Remarks oO of germi- Remarks 
solution nation nation solution | nation 
. 
( | = 20 From 10-30% 
Standard | 100 100 | lad 20 FON GET 
Io 
n 
a 100 100 aw 75 Drops _ poor, 
- spreading 
n 
ian 100* 65+ Jooo | 10-50 | Varying from 
middle to 
Asper- bins 
gillus ¢ ‘ : : od 
fax fae 60+ | From 40-90% ?{ (3% in middle}, 5 5-20 “6 
ay in different of drop to 
s cultures 20% on edges 
10000 20+ | From 5-40% ?f{ + |1% in middle 
in different of drop to 
s cultures 20%0n edges 
Aa >t ?7~ (Slight germi- 
nation on 
L edges only 
eee bs cee: | 
( Sd 5 | Very few in 
" middle 
Standard | 100 100 oad 20-75 | Varied from 
center to 
fs S 
s 
Sterig- - 100 100 == | 10-50 ‘ 
mato- ee n 
cystis a re 20+ | Varied from pena 5-10 Sythe 
nigra 10-50% 
about 60% 
itil % 5-10 “or ‘ce ee 
1000 rca 225 I 
; s 
. 10000 0|| te) 
S 
L | To0000 ° fo) 
a 
* ‘ 
Nearly, + Very small. t Small. || Practically. 
contains 5 per cent. of sugar, the beet decoction about 3 per cent., 
nn * 
and the Fo Sugar solution 3.4 per cent. It is noticeable that 
with Aspergillus on bean — practically normal germina- 
| tion takes place as low as —— (standard solution diluted one 

