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that were mature, there were side eggs in 56 and in these 56 ovaries 
there were 205 of these abnormal cases. The other sacs in these 
ovaries had nothing unusual in their nuclear arrangement. In the 
majority of these abnormal sacs there was nothing unusual except 
the position of the cells, and only those with cells in unusual positions 
were included in the above statements. 
Fig. 28, however, shows two eggs in the micropylar end of the 
sac with no synergids. The whole of this sac was not seen, so just 
what the arrangement of the other cells was could not be deter- 
mined. Both of these eggs may develop, for a sac was seen with 
two young embryos, one of about 6 and the other of 10 cells, located 
exactly as these two egg cells were, and with endosperm of 30-40 
nuclei. Two other sacs with embryos similar to this were seen. 
Occasionally more than two eggs may be organized in a sac (fig. 29). 
This sac has 5 cells in the micropylar end, all of which look like 
eggs, and two of which show intermediate characters and may 
function as synergids. This leaves only one antipodal and two 
polars which have already fused and lie very near the antipodal. 
Two eggs and two synergids are sometimes found in the one egg 
apparatus. Sometimes more than one egg apparatus is organized. 
One was seen with two at the side of the sac, in addition to the usual 
micropylar apparatus. Not all of this sac was seen, but it has is 
least 12 nuclei in it. The egg apparatus in these side positions is 
usually normal in all other particulars; but in one case in which it 
is at the side near the antipodal end of the sac, the egg is turned 
vertically, while the synergids have themselves oriented so as to 
bring their apices toward the edge of the sac. 
What might be called a double sac is shown in fig. 30. There 
are 15 nuclei present, and it is possible there should be 7 instead of 
6 in the micropylar group, making 16 altogether, but in tracing from 
section to section I could not be quite sure. Fig. 31 is from a sac 
that is almost normal. It seems to have 4 antipodals, and an ¢8 
apparatus of one synergid and one egg some little distance from 
the micropylar end of the sac. The sperm nucleus is in contact and 
just behind the egg nucleus. A sperm has probably fused with the 
polars, as there is a dense portion in this otherwise almost clear 
nucleus. In many of these sacs the antipodal end contains n° 

