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All these bitches pupped successfully, one having a single puppy, 

 another five puppies, and the third seven puppies. 



Experiment 3 (1887) was a failure ; the bitch used for this 

 experiment invariably refused to allow a dog to serve her when " on 

 heat," and although she offered no objections to the performance of 

 artificial insemination she failed to conceive. 



Experiment 4< (1891). A Bloodhound bitch was artificially insemi- 

 nated with material obtained from the Basset hound dog " Floreal;" a 

 single puppy was the result, and it resembled anatomically its sire. 



Experiment 5 (1891) was not satisfactory, a miscarriage taking 

 place. 



Experiment 6 (1891) was a failure; the bitch was a noted bad 

 breeder and failed to conceive. 



Experiment 7 (1891) was a failure ; the dog used was a very old 

 one and it is possible the failure was due to him. 



Experiment 8 (1891) was also a failure, and in this case also the 

 bitch used was a bad breeder, having only produced one puppy in her 

 life. 



Experiment 9 (1892). The Basset hound bitch "Antoinette" was 

 artificially inseminated with semen from the dog " Floreal," and a 

 litter of seven puppies was the result, one of them, " Syringa," being 

 as he says, " the best puppy I ever bred." 



Experiment 10 (1893) . A Bloodhound bitch was artificially insemi- 

 nated with semen taken from a Basset hound and immediately after- 

 wards she was served naturally with a dog of her own breed, 

 "Dandy." This bitch littered eleven puppies, eight of which were 

 pure bred Bloodhounds, and three were half-bred Basset and Blood- 

 hounds. 



Experiment 11 (1893). The Basset hound bitch " Bud" was arti- 

 ficially inseminated with semen from the dog " Floreal," six puppies 

 resulting. 



Experiment 12 (1893). A Bloodhound bitch was inseminated arti- 

 ficially with semen from the Basset hound " Nicholas." She had 

 twelve puppies, all resembling their sire anatomically. As this bitch 

 was dying in labour, these puppies were delivered by Caesarian sec- 

 tion, and seven of them were reared. 



Experiment 13 (1894). A Bloodhound bitch, " Garnet," was arti- 

 ficially inseminated with semen from the Basset hound " Floreal." 

 One bitch puppy, " Bella," was born ; she resembled anatomically 

 her sire, and she has since been bred from. 



Experiment 14 (1894). A Basset hound bitch, "Juno IV," was 

 artificially inseminated with semen from a Basset hound dog cham- 

 pion, " Forrester," and eight puppies were born in consequence. 



Experiment 15 (1894). One of the half-bred bitches obtained by 

 Experiment 12 was artificially inseminated with semen from the dog 

 " Floreal," and she littered nine puppies. 



