SQO CHANCES SUCCEEDING IMPREGNATION. CHAP. VIII. 



the Elder ; through which the umbilical cord was 

 seen passing in the direction of its axis, and having 

 attached to it, near the apex, a small gelatinous 

 globule on each side of about T V f an lnc ^ m 

 diameter. There were two incipient nuclei 'similar to 

 the two small bags found in the young Cherry. 



On the 14th of July appearances were much as 

 before, with the exception of that of a small cavity ge- 

 nerated in the centre of the gelatinous globules ; and 

 a sort of net-work of fibres overspreading their sur- 

 face. In some cases three nuclei were visible. 



On the 25th, the nut seemed nearly at its full 

 size. The chorion was now more firm ; but the 

 umbilical cord was less distinctly visible. It was 

 visible, however, on the horizontal section, as a 

 small speck in the centre ; and also on the longitu- 

 dinal section near the apex where the nuclei were 

 attached to it ; of which, one only was in a thriving 

 state, the other being somewhat shrunk. The 

 healthy one, which was somewhat egg-shaped, mea- 

 sured T V of an inch in length, and was white and full 

 of veins on the surface. When cut asunder, it was 

 found to consist of a pretty thick coat enclosing a 

 watery fluid. This fluid Was no doubt the amnios> 

 but the embryo was not yet visible* 



On the 2d of August the progress of develope- 

 ment was as follows : In a nucleus or kernel 

 measuring -?- of an inch, the embryo was just visi- 

 ble together with its two lobes, occupying the upper 

 part of the cavity, and measuring about the 



