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FU^^'GI AND FUXGICIDES 



"by a close^ very white^ felt-like fungus. Possibly this 

 fungus sometimes makes its inroads into the ear without 

 the bacteria as forerunners ; but from present knowledge 

 it seems probable that it is a secondary intruder. These 

 moldy ears are^ in certain seasons^, very numerous, and 

 are readily recognized by the husker, as well as by the 

 huyer^ when the loads are sent to market.'' 



Microscopic Characters. — When placed under a 

 Tery high power of the microscope^ the juices from 

 affected portions of corn plants are seen to be swarming 

 .with minute bacteria. These bacteria^ when magnified 



FIG. 87. BACTERIA OF CORX DISEASE. 



nearly three thousand times, resemble Fig. 87. Each 

 individual measures less than one-twenty-five thousandth 

 of an inch in length. They frequently form jelly-like 

 masses on the inside of the leaf, these masses consisting 

 of the bacteria themselves held together by the mucilag- 

 inous substance they exude. 



