Nottiiighamshtre, 



549. 



A fossilised Fish and Ichthyosaiirus found in a Stone Quarry 

 near Stratford upon Avon. — Sir, I enclose you a drawing 

 (copied in^. 101.) of an ichthyolite lately found in my stone 



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quarry at Wilmerts, near Stratford upon Avon. Upon splitting 

 the stone, which was 19 in. long, 11 in. broad, and about 4 in, 

 thick, almost the whole of the fish w^as found attached to one 

 side of it, as represented in the drawing; upon the other side 

 of the stone is an exact impression, with the fins and a few of 

 the scales only attached ; the colour of the fossil is dark brown, 

 and glossy; the scales are very perfect, and but slightly attached 

 to the body. 



In the same quarry, and near the same spot, was found an 

 Ichthyosaurus, which my son gave to Mr, Sharpe, solicitor in 

 the Old Jewry : it is considered to be a very fine specimen. 

 I am. Sir, yours, &c. — John Greaves, Edgebaston, Nov, 12. 

 1830. 



NOTTINGHAMSHIRE. 



Menziesia poliifolia, Calluna vulgaris, Krlca cinerea, E. 

 ^etralix, E. vdgans with white Jlowers, and E. vdgans with pifik 

 powers, inhabit Sherwood Forest, — Sir, Your valuable corre- 

 spondent, J. T. Mackay, in communicating some Irish habitats 

 of rare species of British plants (Vol. IV. p. 167.), in giving 

 a habitat of Menziesza joolifolia, describes it as " nowhere 

 else found in Britain or Ireland." I beg to state that this is 

 an error, as my brother found it growing on Sherwood Forest, 

 Notts, in 1825, along with the plants above named. This is 

 the only instance known to me of the Menzies/a j9oliif(Mia 

 being found in England. I had recent specimens of the; 



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