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Mr. Winslow's paper was first offered to the Maryland 

 Academj of Sciences for publication, but was declined 

 on account of a want of funds to x)ublish it, wlien it was 

 offered to Maj. Ferguson, one of the Commissioners of 

 Fisheries of Maryland, who accepted it for publication in 

 the annual report of the Commission for 1881. It will be 

 noticed that the author makes no claim as to his ability 

 as an accomplished embryologist, but the observations 

 he has made are very important, as showing that the 

 eggs of Ostrea edulis can be artificially fertilized and 

 their development watched the same as our own species.] 



J. A. K. 



