., B. pratensis, Ehr.) ; Couch-grass (Triticum repens, Linn.) ; 

 tail-grass {Alopecurus pratensis, Linn.) ; Timothy-grass 

 ( Phleum pratense, Linn.) ; Fes- 

 F ' g * 194 " cue-grass (Festuca elatior, 



Linn.) ; Barley -grass (Horde- 

 urn mtmmtm, Linn.) ; and Man 

 na-grass (Glyceria fluitam 

 R. Br.). With the view o 

 enabling the reader to recog 

 this pest, which is made 



ber of engravings from remar 

 ably accurate but till now un- 

 published drawings of its ap- 

 pearance on different plants, 

 made by Francis Bauer, who 

 for several years carefully ob- 

 served this disease, when ne 

 was connected with the Royal 

 Gardens at Kew as botanical 

 draughtsman. 



As we are most familiar wA 

 the appearance of ergot on the 

 cereals, I shall first notice the 

 grain plants affected by it. 



That on which it is best 

 known, and from which it i s 

 chiefly collected for use m 

 medical practice is Rye (SecaU 

 cereale, Linn.). In Fig. lW - 

 shown a spike of rye, with oni) 

 a single ear affected by a short 

 and Lk ergot; but in Fig 

 mi .Avon] ears are ergotted, 

 ;cr and more slen- 

 f the majority of 

 the diseased ears exhibit t ei 

 usual aspect. The great »j 

 in the size of the grain, shown in the drawings, sagged 



