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senting the lumens of further su))divisions. I have fre(iuently 

 found globular masses of the secretion filling and tiepending 

 from the pore (Fig. 2, s) but have been unable to withdraw one 

 with the branches intact. The secreting cells are granular and 

 very large. They range between 80 and 200 microns in their 

 greatest diameter, and vary in shape due to compression with 

 neighboring cells. Most of the cells contain two large nuclei. As 

 a rule the two nuclei are separated by a short space, but fre- 

 quently they are found very close together or apparently joined. 

 This may indicate recent division as Parker has suggested in eon- 



