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although, when all the work shall have been collected 

 into one monograph, the histology must occupy the 

 first place in order of presentation, very little way 

 could have been made by following this order of in- 

 vestigation. 



I also had to reflect, that if I postponed publica- 

 tion, it would be impossible to expect the E.S. to 

 pubUsh the results in extenso, — i.e., I should have to 

 bring out the work through some other medium. 



And in addition to all this, there came a letter 

 from Foster preaching high morality about it being 

 the duty of all scientific workers to give their results 

 to others as soon as possible. 



As I said before, I thank you very much for the 

 consideration and advice you have given, but I know 

 that you would not like me to feel that the expression 

 of your opinion in a matter with which you are not so 

 fully acquainted as myself should lay me under any 

 obligation to be led by it, after mature consideration 

 seemed to show that the best course for me to follow 

 was the one which I took. 



Hoping soon to see you, I remain, very sincerely 

 yours, 



GrEO. J. EoMANES. 



P.S. — I forgot to say that I acted upon your sug- 

 gestion about the Linnean, and have been proposed 

 by Darwin, Hooker, and Huxley. 



From C. Darwin to G. J. Bomanes. 



Down, Beckenham, Kent : July 12, 1875. 



I am correcting a second edition of ' Var. under 

 Dom.,' and find that I must do it pretty fully. There- 



