28 Hallier, 
The micrococcus forms large cells in the same manner as in 
the first cultivation (December 3.). 
On many spots the micrococcus is augmenting to such e de- 
gree as to form large colonies. Near the outline of these lobular 
colonies the micrcoocci swell and become large cells of the same 
kind. In a few days the colonies only consist of these eryptococ- 
cus-like cells. These colonies become rather hard, and at last 
have a diameter of 0, 001 mm*) — 0,002 mm. They are of a 
white color, and have the appearance, and, according to the my opi- 
nion, even the function of a selerotium. As soon as the sclero- 
ticum is formed, all the cells in it germmate in the same manner 
as the single cells. Of course, they form great masses of fila- 
ments, or rather forests of filaments, as seen in figure 7, with 
a low power of the microscope. ‘The filaments are of the same 
size and shape as in the first cultivation. In the midst of the 
little forest they form much larger cells. or rather fruits of that 
kind, which I called .,Schizosporangia,* divided by sheets**) in 
one, two or three directions. 
As you may see by looking at these few figures (Nr. 8), the 
shape of the schizosporangia is very various. The schizospo- 
rangia have the utmost resemblance to those whose micrococcus 
I discovered in the blood of the glanders of horses, and also in 
syphilis. Only look at the figures Nos. 11, 18 and 21. 
On the upper surface of the sclerotia are forests of fila- 
ments, and these filaments never form schizosporangia, but a Cla- 
dosporium fruit (sec Nr. 9), also similar to a correspondent form 
of the glanders and syphilis fungus. As soon as the soil begins 
fermentation, the Cladosporium branches alter and take the form 
of the same Penicillium, which I met with in the syphilis explo- 
ration (Figs. 12 and 13). It is possible that our fungus is no 
other than the ,,Coniothecium syphiliticum,“ whose origin till now 
is unknown ***). . . . We wait for the conclusion of the different 
cultivations. These are: 
*) Im Text heisst es, ich weiss nicht, ob in Folge eiues Druckfeblers 
oder Schreibfehlers: 0,001 m — 0,002 m. 
**) Partition faces. Anm. im englischen Text. 
“**) Bei dem weiteren Verfolg der Culturen hat sich aber, wie man wei-- 
ter unten sehen wird, ein wesentlicher Unterschied zwischen den beiden Pilzen 
ergeben. 
