Semi-weekly south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1883-1889, 1885-10-09
MOLDS.



microscope
All the forms OF plant llie--the
yeastplant, the prolococcus, the dia-
toms and dcsmils and the bacteria-.
consist of si,ole sm,Io o,,Io aud .,
onn oou.d o,,,Ir -.
% O' u"',o',"'"' Pian'S NO"
"ll pln'i's' no matter now large ihey
are When they nave attained thei
luIi SIZE are IN me peg mag uni
ell''ar; IL Is DJ tne repeated diy s. on
anu SUBDIVISION oil this original coll
thaI .he Iull grown plant Is bullt
up AS the ceiis 20 on multiplying
m lhis way they undergo dilcrenlla-
uphI'has u 10 say thcy become sepa'
ra'eu ,ho groups cach OF wllch has
special chnractcrs adapting 1t for q
at ic"'ar Junction II ue lie OF the
plant mus some cells 90 10 form
the lark. others INC wond'ilsslie etc
II w'il te interesting to tnke one OF
the simpler mAhl-c'Led pants and
trace "ut the Steps OF us grown
IRON tue ''me IL consists OF single
cen 70 Ihe tino "heh IL mas at-
Iaincd It's iuii growtl' ana IL
maze up oil many cells Let us take tof
thS purpose ohe ot the inoius' iG"c"
"Hm gfducnm' Inc molus' WIN the ap-
pearahce OF WIN en- 10 tue naked eye as
whiie or green n patches forming on
dead or5aMc matter IN damp places
everybody is laniilar. peiong 10 the
larger group OF pianls called hngl.
Inc speo'es OF moid we are now to
consiuer may rcanl'y DC cultivated Tor
examinat on 6y making paste oil Hour
anu water anu alioW'hgH IL 10 s'and TX
Poseu 70 lhe ar LOT low 9aNs' me
nrSt appearance OF tne mouid is slight
wn'tlsh opacity at the surface OF the
i1u'u, ana close exam ma Ion Would
snow ttle elevations at these places
IheSe patches rapidly extend ana Dc
como more opaque anu Ia three or
Tour DAYS t'Ke on u Dln sh-green look
~ INC eenter' Ing wnoIe mass now
seems 10 hoat on Ihe llqu'u: AIter Il
"nne " acquires more ueciucd green
Color the co'orlhg appearing hrst AZ
the center anu raumu"g outwari' II
no" one DioWS upon IL a c'oud OF
green uust w''l oe seeni 'his aust 's
maae up OF spores
uhuer the microscope, one OF these
spores secn 10 pe sPhcrlca' Douy
one lhree-tnousanuth OF an incn IN dl,
ameIer; ana consisting OF oit OF III Il
protopiaSh' lhVesteu ny more uense
anu tougtl sac II one Oh the spores
mat mas iaiich INTO inc qua paste DC
watched' change IN lts appearance
wiz soon pe seen 10 occur lho sp0re
grows larger us IL qua contents Dc
come grammar ana IN .hree or lour
hourS ,nere IS protrusion Oh the ce'i-
sac ms protrns on soon becomes an
elongated process anu gives on
brahches from lts Sues Just before
Tue p'aces OF branching. cr0Ss-parti-
t'onS are iorlheu' anu so thI pant mas
now come 10 consist not OF single
cell, put OF several cells um'eu. Mean
while, osner processes nave peen grow
,hS out from .he spore anu g'V'hs OH
brahches' ana aiter tme 'hoy become
intertwlned win one another ana win
tn0Se rom other spores ana thus d
uei'caVc "hi'e lrlln iorlns Oh tne suriacc
Oh .he paste Ihs nun ls ca'le1 u my,
ci'um' ana the separate branches Oh
"nicn u is maze: nypn@'
hAaihlning single one OF tnese ny,
ph@' II win DC seen 'hat II Is separated
Uy cross,p"r'itiohs ln'o cnalhoers'
% Each oi lnese cnalhDets % consumes q
Porlec1 ceiii eacn CONSISTS VI IL lui'
,nner part anu d ;surrouhulnS touSh.
srnnsparehs enVelope' osua,.y thc
inncr paI1 iias lou, vi h'e o'eAr SPo'S
in ~ culleu @ vacuoies.
r9r soiie tlliie AL 'he Ipn" I've P"r-
s a,le. W 'he surface, qu1 "lIer y "hi'e u
iew may T De seen W NUM- uowh III ene
nqu,u. Ahoso "io oai'ou suoiho, Seu
II. pno' oooi e''oi' o.no' pn'o
grow up ihto tne ar anu IL Is thon tnat
the mo,G oegins 10 take Oh It's green
color; lnese erect hypne are AZ hrsI
ike tne o'hgrs, put oy-ahu-py become
mouineu. lney give OIL 1TanGhes ,r, oo.n
a. tlleir sues auu ehus' ne la'.cr, VI
~ecr'niua' ~ prancnes, noAt peGoihe point
eu; anu tnese poiu,s SVEN ou' ,hto
pauS' Ine necks Oh 'ae pai's !heh eiUn
sasc. swell auu SO lorni o.ner pe,is,
anu TINS process Is conl,hileu until y
row Oh SIX OF eiSht OF 'n9m IS prouuceu'
NOW, eacn Oh tnese Daiis IS spore;
su us soon @ as ~ mas occoWe ripenoa' !,
,a iai,S from from 'ne aypap 70 @ !ne suFiace @ o,
% .hc %,iqurH' ns anu g,Ves iiTe 70 neW y.
plant. VI course IL o!'en happens ina,
aspore ~ carried on py current OF
a'i. anu tneI, .he i,iav.cr Vi ,'S ilslng VI
uyiag mus. uePeha upon .hc gnu $, o.
,ii".ctia, Ia !. f, upon wnlcn IL cnances 70 ia.i
tIo, - ~ iais SPot sonio vis"n' tna't1' ;''
iroun wn'oh u can sov i1ou ior l.' E
CROWN ~ oecolnes S new p.an.' II hoI,
II a,cs' lnae sucn spores lon' m auou' ~
", ~ 'ne ar IN grea. nuuiperS pe S SHOWN DS
'he coinlhonness Vi nolus' ,,....
AnoIher common nolu- Mscor m.-
ceao, mas me hlse2ry uiuereht ~
some Respects from ,ne ABOVE ano
su,ncien'ly relilaiNaoie 70 ueserVg
notice. ms moiu IS Iul1e iarge, aho
.h9 hypne can reauily W seen WIN m .n'
nahcu ,i Eye IL commonly grows upon
Slio LIT lless eAcIeine"t u, vi a noIsos' ~ II
M,cor 'ne emu! Q, 'he erecV hyPha
Sh'arge emu, lh" slnge, sphelic"i ooA'
Mke pouies wi'h'h ,,, %hlch she sporc,
are COnLhlneu. 1noSe DONeS, Oi