PLATE ii 
A. —Seedlings germinated in modified rag doll from kernels of sample 181-c. 
B. —Sample 181-c. This sample carried internal infection with Fusarium monili - 
forme to the extent of ioo per cent and Cephalosporium sacchari ioo per cent and yet 
gave ioo per cent germination and very strong seedlings in the rag doll. Injury and 
retardation of germination take place only when the parasitic fungi come in contact 
with the germ of germinating seedlings. 
C. —Culture of F. moniliforme , internal of same kernel as D. 
D. —Culture of C. sacchari , internal of same kernel as C. 
E. —Ten surface-sterilized kernels placed on 20 cc. of nutrient dextrose agar, all 
showing both F. moniliforme and C. sacchari . Only one kernel failed to germinate 
in the culture dish; 100 per cent gave strong germination in the modified rag-doll 
germinator. 
Somewhat reduced. 
