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TUB BEGINNINGS OF LIFE. 



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colour, and composed of from eight to twelve or more 

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 multiplication, the individual segments lost all trace 



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a Pellicle formed on an Infusion of Hay. ( x 800.) 



a. First Stage. 



5. Second Stage— more refractive, brownish matter undergoing 

 segmentation. 

 c, d, e,f. Further Stages of segmentation. 



g. Ultimate Products of segmentation, which gradually develop 

 into perfect germs (>&). 



brown colour, and looked almost like large brown fat 

 globules. At last, multiplication still proceeding, the 

 mass gradually became resolved, leaving only an ir- 

 regular heap of spherical or ovoidal bodies of various 

 sizes. The individual segments then increased in size, 

 and gradually became less refractive and lighter in 

 colour. A slight internal mamellonated aspect also 

 made its appearance, as they assumed the form of ovoid 



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