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An sdmtist friend of mine o n e said to me that you nevn really see anything &-J@y .'- draw it. 1 think that is a true obsedon. The fem literatim @unds in bead& ' r.i ,. drawings, but they an! IhsMistrs-om ofwhathe bhe.hidx am. ~hohkhs, on the other hand are not so selective in their subject matter, and often one can see .-

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I anqqement of the sod, however, an aUXiliq , I 0.5X objective is mandatory sa in the exampb below (Fig. I).

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covered by a pitted tram1 In the next stage the induia develop a white s u g a t f ~ a t i d b e g i n t o ~ ~ ~ ~ pbm crisp %fom their UIW MWe."

Meanwhile, the q o d ~ ~ l b g i ~ m1 open and to spray their spore contents with

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me cpi-illuminator I use has a built-in heat-insuldhg filter. Tbe sporeurgia still buazippsr' but more slswly, a d the -=S. , may b e f S ~ g ~ & i ~ dusters, my re- && maganent - the sporaDgia. With careful choice of illumination conditions, ,

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phwgraphy can be largely avoided. In the aocompmxiqg p b v (Fig. 3) spp_res, and spomgia arc seen littaring the hiodd s & M - around the mature sori of P . & k

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off to the left. Tim 5ofhm allows the image to be viewed in mon~chrome with- the se ldon of mhkimum contrast.

Having written this tittle piece I can't wait to get back to the micruscope to take: some more

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T h e h d s m ~~~~ pmdti&%:- -43 ? frequently less than half tha size whon nrposed (a svrmy &diticms. Iha pinme are c o d tbiokiy with '

hairs. Thisp;taatb b o b s e w e d g r o w i n g ~ ~ in@assitmBunderr qmsetFeecqver, onanor& ~ @ ( s ~ } t i p l g h ~ W i n S E A ~ I t k ~ - f o m m d f p & ~ ~ . ~ h i S ~ ~ a b e easy to grow but didw boo mwh water and humidity!

SUNDAY 3aml~hb~t9.30&rn. tbhhomedgKdy&Daa Johnston- 14Bankkd---# The Study fbr the day will be Gleicheaia

,? S A T W A Y May Visitto M y Crak. From Sy~tslpoBoll'~Line0fmad. g0-w Kurmond Abut 1.Skm beyond the w e turn right into C o m k ~ y road Follow this for

hex at 1l.am. Do not drive across the it may be as well to take $ u m ~ ~ ~ i s more r a h

~ ~ ~ ~ ; Y d ~ e 2 1 * M e e t a t B e d t y R y n a e r ' s h a a n e , L C S ~ v e d ~ A t 1 I a m . W e d l ~ B e t t y ' s f e m s i n h e r ~ i v e ~ a n d ~ u s s ~ ~ ~ t b P e ~ leading the discussion.

SATURDAY Jpb. 1p. Meet at Iton Wilkias home 188b k m f t roed 2 119at 1 lam. We will discuss the mimmqy of feans.

SATURDAY Augut 16: M a t at the borne of Kyrill Taylor 16 E b b & Cnseat Yag- at 1 1 am. Subject for d i d o n ;Lycopods.

SATURDAY September 2 0 ~ . MBet rrt tbe home of J a m MOOR 2 Gannet street Gladedle PH.98175487. Subject of discussion ; Lashopis.

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