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with ripe eggs, but there was no general increase in the size of 

 the ghxncls. 



On November 15 a k)t of stars from RocW Point were exam- 

 ined. They were nearly uniform in size, and measured about 

 three inches. In about one half of these specimens the glands 

 were half the leagtli of the arm, but uoue were ripe. Among the 

 seventy-five specimens, measuring approximately three inches, 

 collected at the same place November 29, fourteen seemed to be 

 nearly mature ; the glands in forty-four of the others were half 

 the length of the arm. The remainder had small and immature 

 glands. 



January 6, 1898, Kocky Point : About forty stars, 3^ to 4 inches 

 in length, were examined. Of these only four had sexual products 

 which seemed to be nearly ripe, while the majority seemed less 

 mature than in November. 



January 7, Kickemuit river : Fifty stars, ranging between 2^ 

 and 2^ inches (four specimens measured 4 inches). In twenty 

 specimens the glands were considerably, developed, but not nearly 

 ripe. In the remaining thirty they were quite small. 



January 15, Kickemuit river : Fifty stars, measuring from 2^ to 

 3^ inches were examined. In general, there was, perhaps, a slight 

 increase in size of glands, though in over thirty they were very 

 small. 



February 9, Kocky Point : 12G stars, measuring from 2| to 4 

 inches. In three specimens the sexual 25roducts were ripe ; in 

 ten, nearly ripe ; in fifty-three, large and turning color, becoming 

 slightly pink ; in forty-seven, small, but showing signs of seasonal 

 development ; in twelve, very small. 



February 12, Kickemuit river : Sixtj^-three specimens, meas- 

 uring from 2 to 3| inches. In six the glands were large aud 

 beginning to show a pink color ; thirty-nine showed seasonal de- 

 velopment, while eighteen were very small. 



March 4, Kickemuit river and Mt. Hope Bay : Thirty-nine 

 specimens, 2^ to 3^ inches in length. One specimen was appar- 

 ently cpiite ripe ; twenty-six seemed nearly ripe ; the glands in 



