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Plate VII. 



Fig. 1. Section of gut wall of caterpillar showing early stage of infeotion — spores and 

 meronts in the same cells. Also digestive juice bud bursting and liberating 

 spores into space between gut and peritrophic membrane X 364. 



„ 2. Section of gut wall of caterpillar fed four days previously showing very heavy 

 infection of spores X 300. 



„ 3. Section through a developing egg showing spores in the yolk — later stage develop- 

 ment than Plate III, fig. 2 X 300. 



„ 4. Hind gut of newly hatched caterpillar from diseased moth's laying showing peb- 

 rine spores in the gut X 300. 



Plate VIII. 



Fig. 1. Micrococcus a x 375. 



„ 2. Micrococcus c x 375. 



„ 3. Micrococcus ,b X 375. 



., 4. Spores of Botrytis bassiana (Muscardine) X 340. 



„ 5. Spores of Nosema bombycis (Pebrine) X 375, 



„ 6. Bacillus A — spore formation X 375. 



„ 7. Bacillus A x 375. 



„ 8. Bacillus B x 375. 



„ 9. Bacillus B — spore formation X 375, 



