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are contrasted. Figure 1 is the horse, Figure 2 the 

 milk tooth. The fang of the milk tooth is properly- 

 represented of considerable less diameter than the 

 crown; and just where it arises will be observed 

 a little shading, which indicates a sinking in, or 

 nipping up, at that particular spot : the place so 

 narrowed is the neck, which in the temporary teeth 

 of the colt is not badly developed. 



Fig. 1. Fig. 2. 



However, while the milk tooth is retained in the 

 mouth the neck is not particularly well shown, be- 

 cause the gum encircling the crown in a great measure 

 conceals that part. But the form of the outer sur- 

 face of the crown can hardly be mistaken. In the 



