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ultimately subside to the bottom of the vessel containing the 
fluid. 
On many parts of the spike of the ely mus, as well as on the 
rye, can be observed a viscid fluid, which, according to Phi- 
lippar, oozes out of the ergot in the stage just described; and 
the greater the quantity the finer the ergot will be in that par- 
ticular flower. This liquid is in abundance on the elymus, 
