276 ANIMAL REPRODUCTIONS. 
© ones alfo budded, and the {nail was foon at 
‘ perfect as before decapitation.” 
M. Bonnet, by numerous and’ corre& experi~ 
ments, eftablifhed the truth of mine (1). 
Here terminates the refults by which Mefirs 
Roos, Lavoifier, Turgot,.'Tenon, Heriffant, Sca- 
ella, Scheffer, Troilo, Senebier, and Bonnet’ 
have confirmed: my difeovery. But this difcovery, 
Y hope, will acquire greater confidence among 
the learned, from being enriched by three inedited 
treatifes ; the publication of which F am certain: 
will be moft agreeable to the reader, as they are 
the prodution of three able ftalian profeffors of 
anatomy, already celebrated by their interefting, 
works: and: thefe are, Sig. Caldani, Girardi, 
and Pratolongo, junior. I lately requefted thefe 
gentlemen to make experiments on our reptiles, 
and with philofophic’ candour to inform me of 
their fuccefs. They complied ; and the follow- 
ing letters are tranfcribed. in the anes of time 
that I received them. 
© Moft efteemed Friend,—Behold me at laft 
* prepared to fatisfy your requeft, by relat- 
“ing the fuccefs of my obfervations on the re- 
‘ produttive faculty of {nails. The fimple recital 
* of faéts will be fufficient ; for the journal of ob- 
© fervations. 
{1} I conceive it fuperfuous to give any extract from 
his Memoirs, as they immediately follow this.—T, 
