or the sow. 197 



was about ten days after, the glands of the ovarium [ovisacs or Graafian 

 vesicles] were swelled a little, and, when cut into, contained coagulated 

 blood. Some of them contained pieces bigger than a cherry-stone, others 

 were less. The horns of the uterus seemed preparing for the ova, being 

 divided into partitions by a tightness or stricture, but of unequal lengths, 

 some being as long again as others ; and those divisions corresponded 

 with the number of glands in one [the ovarium of that] side, being 

 eleven in number ; [those of] the other side could not be counted, owing 

 to its being opened later, by which means the parts were not so distinct. 



A sow that had taken the boar, April the , was killed April , 

 viz. days after. 



[The dates are lost ; however, it is not material ; it shows the progress 

 and difference in the same animal, some being further advanced than 

 others. — J. H.] 



The folloAving appearances were observed : — The ovarium of the right 

 side was larger than that of the left. There appeared several ova 

 [ovisacs] that were more vascular and larger than the others. These 

 were eleven in number, each of which had a part projecting like a 

 nipple, which was more evident in some than in others. The remaining 

 number had this appearance beginning to take place ; the other ova 

 [ovisacs] were smaller, of a yellowish white, harder and firmer in con- 

 sistence. "When cut into, they appeared of the same colour [throughout] 

 their whole substance. 



One of the eleven [ovisacs] appeared as if it had burst. When cut 

 into, it had an irregular appearance of a cavity, in which there was 

 extravasated coagulated blood. On cutting into the other ova [ovisacs] 

 which seemed impregnated (viz. those which had the projecting appear- 

 ance), they seemed to be taking on more the appearance of a cavity ; 

 which in some of them contained a yellowish serum, in others coagu- 

 lated blood, but of irregular form, like extravasation into the substance. 

 This was much more in some than in others. 



In the other [ovisacs] that had not the above projection, their cavities 

 appeared more circumscribed and perfect ; their inner surfaces were very 

 vascular with partial exudations of coagulated blood, and they contained 

 a serum. The left ovarium had seven of the ova [ovisacs] of a red 

 colour, four of which had a projection. One of them seemed ready to 

 burst ; and in cutting into its substance, one cavity, whose surface was 

 vascular, was covered with coagulated blood, and contained also serum. 

 The other three were not so much advanced ; but all contained coagu- 

 lated blood, which might be separated from all sides of the cavity 1 . 



1 [Here the process of examination seems to have been sections across, or cutting 

 into the substance of the ovisac, whereby the true ovum was most probably destroyed, 



