PLATE I 
Sections of a 2-day-old spot of a green tomato fruit affected by watery-rot (Oospora 
lactis parasitica. 
A.—^Masses of the ftmgus lying on the surface unable to penetrate the cuticle. 
B-O,—Consumption of the protoplasm by the fungus; B-C, early stages; D, medium 
early stage; E-G, late stages. 
H. —Cells beginning to lose their coherence after destruction of their protoplasm. 
I. —^A more complete stage of cell separation than shown in H. 
J. —^Very late stage. Protoplasmic contents completely destroyed; cells free; walls 
thin, irregular, and inconspicuous. 
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