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the other is that the carbon in the peptone was utilized, being 
more easily available, and the cellulose was not attacked. 
TABLE I 
RESULTS OF THE TEST TO DETERMINE THE CELLULOSE DESTROYING POWER OF SOME 
FUNGI WITH DIFFERENT SOURCES OF NITROGEN 
+ indicates cellulose destroyed; — indicates cellulose not destroyed. 
Species olphakt.. Peptone 
1a. Penicillium eee Vales ae eo ee oe + ae 
2a. OPRNMMINT ERCUR ois ere ys eee + ca 
3a. -¥ MPHOML os oesce Se eee ee ees + ae 
4a. : sp. NOME, Gee Sree ies Se a 
5a a purpurogenum O. Stoll............... + + 
6a. 6 UCINIINE WEIR es ey Cas ot a ees Se le a ae ee 
7b. . coeniae Tier er ee es — a 
8b . hiforme Thomas. aus veri dich ea’: — — 
gb. : Spimi0.. 60 EDOM A ist is oe - se 
10b. ef AD AM Ee EIN sy ht wee eee + + 
IIc. ™ OSA AA eee + 8 
126. : 00. 2608 THOM iiss es +- or 
13d. . chrysogenum Thom................-- + + 
14d, “ WOLAUUIN. West6 oo Daa eh ee ee a ea ae ee 
15d. . Bp. MO. 2 TRON, eee eae oe Si as Petree ole Peeper 
16e. : enmenberti Rom o.oo ei ie _ = 
17e. . De caibarts Vat; roveti home ..5 34 002 oe on 
18f. . Rntricatien TRON i so oy vie ye exskn ce + fe 
1of. Sete oy went Jensen cul ee eee Sewer ce + a 
20, nicillium neuen Wt ee + as 
ai, poner oa Bainie See SER Ee One Wie ore kes + + 
a2. = granulatum Bainice Bee eh gt Gage ahi + of 
23. . ROENOTER STON. Se oie ee) Ua 8) oa a 2 
24. . Sprsuicsel NOW. ee + sed 
25. . Pomiculosum Thon ih ee ee eee ee seine’ 
26. a MAC. PRO sy ae es sa as — + 
ahi ig GIVATMICALOIN TUOM sos 6 cies av css = me 
28. rk hee ee re ee + 4 
29. . ie Pe ies ee + - 
30. Scopulariopsis ‘repens Bainier persis cai a cad te ai: 
31. Aspergillus I MN oo eg os a, _ 
32. . lavadis DCMI ee, ok, ade + =< 
33- : Saruhan = ot 
34- a fumbighius Preemie. coo. i a a fe 
Se: i) midline Hidam. poo ae + a 
30. . niger VanTiegh ME RR er ee & + m2 
37%: Md OPIAG ARIS Oe ee + = 
- 38, yt Wer WENN coo a Be ee + ih 
39- Pe We RAR ON so es ag =o SY 
* hale ¢ culture of this species sent in from the Riverside Experiment ‘Gearon California, by 
Mr. I. G. McBetu, gave the same reactions. 
Some cultures of Actinomyces that have been accumulated for a 
classification of this group were also tested, and of 31 cultures, 8 
