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the Ascocarp in Monascus . 
the significance of the first investing hypha mentioned above. 
From its position and period of development he considered 
that it showed certain correspondence with the antheridial 
branch of certain Ascomycetes, but, in view of the facts that 
it had not the constant structure of such organs and that its 
function, as far as he had observed it, was merely that of an 
investing hypha, he concluded that the relationship was not 
clear. He observed, however, that in certain cases a second 
perithecium was developed from it, thus resembling the 
sporangial formation in Rhizopus, and therefore suggested 
that it might be a rudimentary organ, the vestige of another 
sporangium, recalling the group of sporangia that is found 
in Rhizopus. The value of the ascogenous hypha seemed to 
him clear. The sporangium corresponded to the sporangium 
of the Mucorini in most instances, and the pedicel to the 
sporangial pedicel of the latter group. In those cases, 
however, where the sporangium contained but 8 spores, he 
considered that it approached the asci of the Erysipheae, 
and in particular the ascus of Sphaerotheca. In such cases 
the resemblance to the Erysipheae was so great that it 
might easily be mistaken for the perithecium of one of that 
group. 
Recently Uyeda ( 23 ) published a paper dealing with the 
fungus of ‘Beni-koji.’ This substance is used in the pre- 
paration ‘ Anchu,’ a fermented drink of Formosa. It consists 
of rice-grains infected with a pigment-producing fungus. 
The latter he found to be a species of Monascus. His results 
on the development and morphology of the ‘ sporangium * 
corresponded in essentials with those of Went. The size of 
the ‘sporangium’ was usually about 38-38*5 // in diameter, 
and the number of spores 30-40, the latter being oval in shape 
and S~ 6 ^ in length by 4-5 \x in width. A dark-red pigment 
was produced by the fungus. Micro- and macro-conidia 
and intercalary gemmae were also formed. Uyeda believed 
the species to be identical with Went’s Monascus pur pur eus. 
