Plate II.
Sclerotial blights occurring in India, and Mites which are sometimes associated
with them.
| FIG. | 1. | Sclerotia of blight affecting tubers of potato | x | l0 |
| " | 2. | Mites ♀ which assist the fungal mycelium in attaining access to the interior of the tubers |
x | 50 |
| " | 3. | Portion of the leg of such a mite | x | 150 |
| " | 4. | Another form of mite, probably the male of the same species, and occurring along with the large females |
x | 50 |
| " | 5. | Details of structure | x | 150 |
| " | 6. | Section of part of a sclerotium of the sclerotial blight of Ficus stipulata |
x | 400 |
| " | 7. | Portion of the under-part of a leaf of a Begonia ; viewed from above, showing mycelium of the sclerotial blight of Ficus stipulata entering a substomatic space |
x | 150 |
| " | 8. | Vertical section of a leaf of Begonia ; showing the mycelium of the sclerotial blight of Ficus stipulata spread out over the inferior epidermis and passing inwards between the large hypodermal cells into the chlorophyll-containing tissues |
x | 150 |
| " | 9. | Section of the superior epidermis and hypodermal cells of a leaf of Begonia in a later stage of disease; showing mycelial filaments entering the hypodermal cells from the palisade- tissue |
x | 150 |
| " | 10. | Blighted leaves of Ficus stipulota bearing sclerotia | Nat. size. | |
| " | 11. | Section of leaf of Begonia infected by sclerotial blight | x | 150 |