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1 blocks not present in 1859 1860 1861 1872; present in 1866 1869
The simple filamentary limbs of the Lepidosiren apparently are in a nascent state; for, as Owen has remarked, they are the "beginnings of organs which attain full functional development in higher vertebrates."

the udder of a 1860 1861
those of the 1866
the udders of a 1869 1872

are only slightly developed and which 1860 1861 1866 1869
OMIT 1872

are 1860 1861 1866 1869
and are feebly developed, are 1872

in the individuals of the same species 1860 1861 1866 1872
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degree of 1860 1861 1866
the degree of their 1872
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respects. 1860 1861 1866 1872
respects in the individuals of the same species. 1869

the degree 1860 1861 1866 1869
also, the extent 1872

in certain groups. 1859 1860 1861 1866 1869
belonging to the same family. 1872

we find in an 1859 1860 1861 1866
in certain 1869 1872

no trace of an organ, 1859 1860 1861 1866
parts are entirely absent 1869 1872

and which is 1859 1860 1861 1866
and which are 1869
in them, and which are 1872

the snapdragon (antirrhinum) we generally do not find a rudiment of a 1859 1860 1861
some Scrophulariaceæ we rarely find even a rudiment of a 1866
most of the Scrophulariaceæ the 1869 1872

but this may sometimes 1859 1860 1861 1866
is utterly aborted; yet we may conclude that a fifth stamen once existed, for a rudiment of it is found in many species of the family, and this rudiment occasionally becomes perfectly developed, as may 1869
is utterly aborted; yet we may conclude that a fifth stamen once existed, for a rudiment of it is found in many species of the family, and this rudiment occasionally becomes perfectly developed, as may sometimes 1872

seen. 1859 1860 1861
seen plainly or fully developed. 1866
seen in the common snap-dragon. 1869 1872

or more necessary, 1859 1860 1861 1866 1869
or, in order fully to understand the relations of the parts, more useful 1872

than the use and 1859 1860 1861 1866
in order fully to understand the relations of the parts, than the 1869
than the 1872

leg of the 1859 1860 1861 1866 1869
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it may, therefore, represent the nascent state of the
wing;
wings
of birds;
of birds;
not that I believe this to be the
case,
case;
it is more probably a reduced organ, modified for a new
function;
function:
the wing of the
Apteryx,
Apteryx
is useless, and is truly rudimentary. The mammary
glans
glands
of the
Ornitho-rhynchus
Ornithorhynchus
may
may,
probably,
perhaps,
perhaps,
be considered, in comparison with the udder of a cow, as in a nascent
condition.
state.
The ovigerous frena of certain cirripedes, which are only slightly developed and which have ceased to give attachment to the
ova
ova,
are nascent branchiæ. Rudimentary organs in the individuals of the same species are very liable to vary in degree of development and in other respects.
In
Moreover, in
closely allied species, the degree to which the same organ has been
reduced
rendered rudimentary
occasionally differs much. This latter fact is well exemplified in the state of the wings
of
in
of the
female moths in certain groups. Rudimentary organs may be utterly aborted; and this implies, that we find in an
animals
animal
or
plants,
plant
no trace of an organ, which analogy would lead us to expect to
find
find,
and which is occasionally found in monstrous
individuals.
individuals
of
of
the
the
species.
species.
Thus in the snapdragon (antirrhinum) we generally do not find a rudiment of a fifth
stamen
stamen;
but this may sometimes be seen. In tracing the homologies of
any
the same
part in different
mem- bers
members
of
the same
a
class, nothing is more common, or more necessary, than the use and discovery of rudiments. This is well shown in the drawings given by Owen of the
leg-bones
bones
of the leg of the horse, ox, and rhinoceros.
It is an important fact that rudimentary organs, such as teeth in the upper jaws of whales and ruminants, can often be detected in the embryo, but afterwards wholly disappear. It is also, I believe, a universal rule, that a rudimentary part
or organ
or organ
is of greater