614 THE STRUCTURE AND DEVELOPMENT 



EXPLANATION OF PLATES 24, 25, 26. 



PLATE 24. 



LIST OF REFERENCE LETTERS. 



d n. Modified nucleus of primitive ovum, d o. Permanent ovum in the act of 

 being formed, dv. Developing blood-vessels, d yk. Developing yolk, e p. Non- 

 ovarian epithelium of ovarian ridge, f e. Follicular epithelium, g v. Germinal 

 vesicle. / sir. Lymphatic region of stroma. n n. Nests of nuclei of ovarian region. 

 o. Permanent ovum. ov r. Ovarian portion of ovarian ridge. / o. Primitive ovum. 

 ps e. Pseudo-epithelium of ovarian ridge, sir. Stroma ingrowths into ovarian epithe- 

 lium, v. Blood-vessel, v sir. Vascular region of stroma adjoining ovarian ridge. 

 vt. Vitelline membrane, x. Modified nucleus, yk. Yolk, z n. Zona radiata. 



Fig. r. Transverse section of the ovarian ridge of an embryo of Scy. canicula, 

 belonging to stage P, shewing the ovarian region with thickened epithelium and 

 numerous primitive ova. Zeiss C, ocul. 2. Picric acid. 



Fig. i. Transverse section of the ovarian ridge of an embryo of Scyllitim cani- 

 cula, considerably older than stage Q. Zeiss C, ocul. 2. Picric add. Several nests, 

 some with distinct ova, and others with the ova fused together, are present in the sec- 

 tion (n. n.), and several examples of modified nuclei in still distinct ova are also repre- 

 sented. One of these is marked x. The stroma of the ovarian ridge is exceptionally 

 scanty. 



Fig. 3. Transverse section through part of the ovarian ridge, including the ovarian 

 region of an almost ripe embryo of Scy Ilium canicula. Zeiss C, ocul. 2. Picric acid. 

 Nuclear nests (n. n.), developing ova (d. o.), and ova (o.), with completely formed 

 follicular epithelium, are now present. The ovarian region is still well separated from 

 the subjacent stroma, and does not appear to contain any cells except those of the 

 original germinal epithelium. 



Fig. 4. Section through ovarian ridge of the same embryo as fig. 3, to illustrate 

 the relation of the stroma (sir.) and ovarian region. Zeiss a a, ocul. 2. Picric acid. 



Fig. 5. Section through the ovarian ridge of an embryo of Scy Ilium canicula, 

 to cm. long, in which the ovary was slightly less advanced than in fig. 3. To illus- 

 trate the relation of the ovarian epithelium to the subjacent vascula stroma. Zeiss A, 

 ocul. 2. Osmic acid. y. points to a small separated portion of the germinal epithe- 

 lium. 



Fig. 6. Section through the ovarian ridge of an embryo of Scyllinm canicula, 

 slightly older than fig. 5. To illustrate the relation of the ovarian epithelium to the 

 subjacent vascular stroma. Zeiss A, ocul. 2. Osmic acid. 



Fig. 7. More highly magnified portion of the same ovary as fig. 6. To illustrate 

 the same points. Zeiss C, ocul. 2 . Osmic acid. 



