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of the larger specimens, measuring' 5 m. m.,is represented natural 

 size in Fig. 11. 



On Jul}'- 24th one of the largest stars measured 8 m. m., and 

 was preserved. See Fig. 12. 



On July 26tli one could see an appreciable growth since the 

 24th, and the specimen shown in Fig. 13 measures 9 m. m. In 

 eleven days (since July 15th), therefore, there has been an increase 

 of three hundred per cent, in the length of the arm, which is 

 equivalent to a much larger increase in bulk. 



The stars were taken from the bottom and put inside the car on 

 August 1st, and were fed with barnacles and small mussels. They 

 had by this time eaten nearly all the barnacles on the bottom of 

 the car, and were doubtless in want of food. 



On August 2d the largest specimen measured 11 m. m., and is 

 represented in Fig. 14. Those on the bottom, however, which had 

 left the eel-grass, were larger, some of them approaching the size 

 of those on the car. 



On August 13th a box thickly covered with barnacles was split 

 up and pieces put into the car. The starfish always preferred the 

 under side of the boards, and the latter were therefore placed 

 barnacle side down. 



The stars on the eel-grass were examined on August 15th and 

 the larger ones averaged al)out 2^ m. m., or al)Out the size of that 

 in Fig. 9. 



On August 18th the largest specimens measured slightly less 

 than 18 m. m. (See Fig. 15.) This specimen was afterward kept 

 in a dish without food, and will be referred to again. 



On September 5th one of the largest specimens was 26 m. m. in 

 length of arm. (Fig. IG.) Another specimen measured 27 m. m., 

 and several measured 25 m. m. or more. 



On September 26tli the largest specimen measured 35 m. m., and 

 is represented in Fig. 17. 



On October 12tli the largest specimen found was 42 m. m. 

 (Fig. 18.) 



On October 25th one specimen was found which measured 54 



