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THE COTTON PLANT IN EGYPT chap. 



10 



20 



Minutes 



30 



40 



Maximum rate = 00055 mm. per minute 



Fig. 31. — Growth and Temperature of a Fungus. 

 Hypha of "Sore-shin." 



slow, we find that growth stops even in a culture kept 

 constantly at 20° C, if kept long enough. Such cessation 

 of growth is not necessarily due to exhaustion of food 

 from the culture, for all the food-ingredients may still be 

 present. Further, it takes place, for any given temperature, 

 after a lapse of time which is directly proportional to the 

 volume of the culture media. Lastly, such " stale 

 cultures " will resume their growth if they are diluted with 

 pure water. 



Plainly, then, the staling of cultures is due to excretion 



