420 NATURAL SCIENCE. June. 1893. 



because he feels less than the baby who cries out at the top of his 

 voice ? It is a matter of common observation that plants show their 

 likes and dislikes, suffer and languish when sick, brighten up and 

 look robust in congenial positions, and have, to a certain extent, most 

 of the faculties common to man and the lower animals. True, they 

 cannot see nor hear, but their sense of feeling is very acute, and we 

 may conclude that even taste is not wanting. 



James Rodway. 



