2^08 JOORNAL OF COMPARATIVE NEUROLOGY. 



PLATE XVII. Mammalia. 



Fig. 23 — Compound neuro-tendinous end-organ from fascia of back muscles 

 of white rat. Leitz No. 7 objective ; No. 2 eye-piece. Figure reduced to ^ 

 of size of drawing. 



Fig. 24. — Longitudinal section, cut parallel to the surface of the tendon 

 of one of the leg (posterior extremity) miTscles of kitten about one month old. 

 Attention is called to the simple terminations as compared with other figures 

 given. Tissue was fixed in ammonium molybdate sectioned and counterstained 

 in alum carmine. Leitz 1-12 oil imm. ; No. 2 eye-piece. Figure |^ size of 

 drawing. 



Figs. 2^ and 26. — Cross sections of neuro-tendinous end-organs of rabbit 

 from tissue fixed in ammonium molybdate, sectioned and counterstained in 

 alum carmine. Leitz 1-12 oil imm.; No. 2 eye-piece. Figures reduced to ^ 

 size of drawings. 



PLATE XVIII. Mammalia. 



Fig. 27. — Longitudinal section of neuro tendinous end-organ of cat, from 

 tissue fixed in ammonium molybdate, sectioned and mounted in balsam. Sec- 

 tion not counterstained. For this reason, the nuclei are not shown in the fig- 

 ure. Leitz No. 7 objective; No. 2 eye-piece. Figure reduced to %, the size of 

 drawing. 



Fig. 28. — Longitudinal section of neurotendinous end-organ of rabbit. 

 Specimen prepared as in figure 27. Leitz No. 7 objective ; No. 2 eye-piece. 

 Figure reduced to >^ size of drawing. 



