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in Tables VII and VIII, respectively. In order to secure a better 

 basis for comparison, the data for the other specimens in the experi- 

 ment, which did not continue through to the seventh stage, are not 

 included in these tables. Both tables show the date of molts, and 

 the length and condition of each lobster after every molt; the time of 

 mutilation for the regenerating specimens, and the length of the 

 interval between molts, or, in other words, the length of the stage 

 period for each individual. The length of each lobster is in milli- 

 meters, and represents the length from the rostrum to the tip of the 

 lelson. 



