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the order in which I then described them : (1) Eisenia fcetida, 

 Sav., or the Brandling, and its ally, the Gilt-tail ; (2) Dendrohoena 

 suhrubicunda, Eisen ; (3) AUolobojjhora turgida, Eisen ; (4) 

 Allurus tetrcedrus, Sav. ; (5) Lumbricus rubellus, Hoffm. ; and 

 (6) L. castaneus, Sav. Though Darwin lived and worked in 

 Kent, he does not help us to a knowledge of the species of 

 worms found there. I was at Tunbridge Wells, March 26th, 

 1892, and found (7) Lumbricus terrestris, L., and (8) L. festivus, 

 Sav., with the other two species of Lumbricus ; also (9) AUolobo- 

 -phora longa, Ude, and (10) Dendrobcsna mammalis, Sav. In 

 July of the same year Mr. Wood sent me from Thanet several of 

 the foregoing, besides (11) Aporrectodea chlorotica, Sav.; (12) 

 Octolasium cyaneum, Oerley {= A. studiosa, Kosa) ; and (13) 

 Eisolia rosea, Sav. {= A. mucosa, Eisen). I regret that during 

 my residence in Sheppey and my visits to the South of England 

 I rarely had opportunities for more extended researches, or the 

 number would certainly exceed the present total, 13. 



23. Kbw Gardens. — Naturally we find many Annelids in 

 Kew Gardens which are not indigenous. I omit from this list 

 all foreign genera, and retain only those species which are either 

 known to be British by the fact that they are found elsewhere 

 within our area, or are so nearly allied to known species that 

 there is a possibility of their being natives. It is many years 

 since I first visited Kew for the purposes of this study, and 

 I have had every assistance from the officials and gardeners 

 down till the present time. The Kew 'Bulletins' and Beddard's 

 ' Monograph ' should be consulted by those who wish for fuller 

 information. In March, 1897, I received from the late Mr. G. 

 Nicholson (1) Lumbricus terrestris, L. ; (2) L. rubellus, Hoffm.; 

 and a variety of (3) Aporrectodea chlorotica, Sav. ; besides 

 Branchiura and other forms. Mr. S. T. Dunn, B.A., also sent 

 me somewhat later some interesting species, which will be 

 recorded under another head. The systematic study of the 

 Annelids, however, may be said to have been begun in 1909, 

 and it is still progressing. During this time we have added (4) 

 Allolobophora turgida, Eisen, and (5) A. trapezoides, Duges. 

 These two forms are sometimes very distinct at Kew. (6) 

 Eisenia fcetida, Sav., is very variable, probably because speci- 

 mens are often introduced from other parts of the world. (7) 



