﻿PLATE 
  IX. 
  

  

  Figure 
  53. 
  — 
  Section 
  of 
  a 
  portion 
  of 
  the 
  viscera 
  mass 
  of 
  a 
  

   female 
  oyster 
  magnified 
  250 
  diameters 
  ; 
  a, 
  epithelium 
  of 
  the 
  

   surface 
  of 
  the 
  body 
  ; 
  h^ 
  layer 
  of 
  connective 
  tissue 
  ; 
  c, 
  layer 
  of 
  

   v^^rinkled 
  cells, 
  which 
  are 
  probably 
  fat 
  cells, 
  from 
  which 
  all 
  

   the 
  fat 
  has 
  been 
  removed 
  ; 
  /", 
  sections 
  of 
  ten 
  ovarian 
  follicles 
  ; 
  

   e^ 
  the 
  ovarian 
  eggs. 
  

  

  