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a connective-tissue stroma, in which was enclosed a brownish- 

 yellow mass containing the parasite. Reali also found botryo- 

 myces in fistulous tumors of the shoulders' and buttocks. 

 After failing to modify them by actual cauterization and 

 iodine, recourse was had to extirpation. The two scapular 

 tumors weighed 1.72 kilograms, and although the surgical 

 wound was a large one, the cure was complete. The wound 

 cicatrized in a comparatively short time. 



BOTRYOMYCOSIS IN THE HOG; 



The only observation we possess as to the disease in 



the porcine species comes from Wilbrandt, who reports the 



infection developing at the extremity of the spermatic cord 



after castration. The infection spread to the muscles of 



the thigh, white and fibrous, and contained purulent foci 



rich in parasites. 



ANNOTATION. 



All of the scirrhous cords ablated at the clinics of the Chicago Veterinary 

 College during the past four years contained the botryomyces in the fistu- 

 lous tracts. The microorganisms were, however, wanting in all cases of short 

 development, which circumstance leads to the conclusion that botryomycosis is a 

 secondary infection that has found a favorable field for development in the ex- 

 posed, inflamed tissues of the scrotum after improper methods of castration. 

 The funicuHtis caused by septic hands or instruments or the protrusion of the 

 spermatic cord into or through the incision, and exposed to the filthy stable, 

 are undoubtedly the primary lesions of these common tumors. — L. A. M. 



