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Ovarium) fo exceeding fmall Eggs, that a hundred of em 
were not equal in bignefiito one great Egg, and charged 
my Limner to make a Draught of fome of thofe Eggj 
when he was viewiiig the Ovarium, but he neglefted to 
do it. 
In all theCochineel grains that ever I examined, I 
found Eggs in their Bdlies, and young ones in thofe 
Eggs, but in fome of em many more than in others ^ 
and in thofe whofe Bellies are mightily fhrivel'd, I found 
but few Eggs ^ from whence I concluded that fuch as 
had but few Eggs iti *em, had already brought forth a 
great many young, and would not have lived long, ac- 
cording to the Age of all fmall Flies that die foon after 
laying their Eggs. 
Now, foraftnuch as thofe Animalcuk that are found 
upon Lime-trees, &c. have young ones in their Bellies, 
even before they come to half their growth, my bufinefs 
was to fee whether it befoalfo with theCochineel Flies, 
wherefore I took eight of the fmall ones, which I judged 
did not altogether make more than one large grain,fuch as 
is defcribed Fig. i. by A B. and fteept them over night in 
Rain- Water, and next morning I found but five that 
had fubfidcd, the other three being fo light as to fwim 
ijpon the Water which confequently had not penetrated 
into them. 
Out of the firft of thefe fmall grains that I differed, 
I took eleven Eggs, in fome pi which the Animalcula 
were fo compleatly form'd, that I could eafily fee their 
Legs, befides fcveral exceeding fmall Eggs. 
In the fecond I could meet with no Eggs that were 
come to their full growth. 
Out of the third I took three perfeft Eggs. 
In the fourth there were none perfed. 
In the fifth two perfefl: Eggs, but always left. 
From thefe Obfcrvations I conclude, that the Pro* 
duftion of the Coebineel Flies happens after the lame 
manner 
