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tifically valueless if we neglected to observe that the 

 Canadian colony was founded by British individuals. 



The leaf from ' Nature ' arrived last night. I had 

 previously intended to try mangold-wurzel, as I hear 

 it has well-marked varieties. The reference, there- 

 fore, will be valuable to me. 



Before closing, I should like to take this oppor- 

 tunity of thanking you again for the very pleasant 

 time I spent at Down. The place was one which I 

 had long wished to see, and now that I have seen it, 

 I am sure it will ever remain one of the most agree- 

 able and interesting of memory's pictures. 



With kind regards to Mrs. Darwin, I remain, very 

 sincerely and most respectfully yours, 



GrEo. J. Romanes. 



To Professor E. Sclidfer. 



I Dunskaith, Eoss-shire. 



My dear Schafer, — I am glad to hear that your 

 rest has been beneficial, and also about all the other 

 news you give. 



I should like to have your opinion about the 

 meaning of the following facts. 



In Sarsia gentle irritation of a tentacle or an eye- 

 speck causes the polypite to respond, but not the 

 bell (stronger irritation, of course, causes both to 

 respond) ; this seems to show that there are nervous 

 connections between the eye-specks and the polypite. 

 By introducing cuts between former and latter, these 

 connections may be destroyed — the tolerance of the 

 tissue to such sections being variable in different 



