THE EMBRYOLOGY OF THE HONEY BEE n 



an especial affinity for iron haematoxylin. Referring to the 

 description of the contents of the ovum as seen in the fresh con- 



CL 



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FIG. 4. Protoplasmic network, from sections of unsegmented eggs 

 fixed in picro-formol. A is taken from the periphery of the egg and shows 

 the cortical layer (CL) ; B is taken from near the center of the egg. The 

 vitelline bodies are conspicuous in both figures, x 1107. 



