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But in an elaborate memoir in the 'Transactions 



of the Linnean Society,' vol. xxii., Mr. Miers argues 

 in detail, and reiterates his view formerly expressed, viz. " that 

 the external fleshy envelope must be arillifonn, the thick osseous 

 nut must be the testa," &c,; that the raphe, or what he calls 



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wards becomes expanded by almost imperceptible degrees ovei 

 the primine, until it finally envelopes it * * * and assumes the form 

 of a distinct scarlet fleshy covering over the testa, being quite 



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perhaps not so much as it was entitled to, considering that I had 

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to claim any particular authority for the observations made by 

 Mr. Sprague and myself, even while they remain completely 

 iincontradicted by any contrary observation, I may be allowed to 

 express the opinion that a very simple and bare statement of what 

 I said we saw, cannot properly be called an "argument," and still 

 less, " ingenious reasoning." And I might equally object to having 

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My present object is simply to publish 

 sketches in which my observations (again 

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