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ges are proposed and new forms are described in Asplenhim, Smilax, 

 Legnminosites, CaesaJpinia, and Citrophylliim , the latter being a new 

 genus as well, and remarkable as indicating the presence of Citrus- 

 like plants at this early horizon. Berry. 



Berry, E. W., Juglandaceae from the Pleistocene of Mary- 

 land. (Torreya. IX. p. 96—99. Taf. 1-6. 1909.) 



Contains descriptions and illustrations of remarkablj'- well pre- 

 served niits of Hicoria glahra and Juglans nigra from the Pleisto- 

 cene deposits of Maryland. Berry. 



Berry, E. W., Pleistocene Swamp Deposits in Virginia. 

 (Amer. Nat. XLIII. p. 432-436. 1909.) 



The author describes the numerous buried swamp deposits of 

 Pleistocene age which occur in the coastal piain of Virginia and 

 enumerates the following species of plants coUected from them: 

 Bettila nigra, Quercus sp., Fagics americana, Hex Cassine and Den- 

 driuni pleistocenicimi. Berry. 



Bpues, C. T. and B. Beirne. A new fossil grass from the 

 Miocene of Florissant, Colorado. (Bull. Wisconsin nat. 

 Hist. Soc. VI. p. 170—171. 1908.) 



The authors describe the remains of a fossil grass from the 

 supposed Miocene shales of Florissant, Colorado Avhich they con- 

 sider to represent a species of Melica which they name Melica 

 printaeva. Berry. 



Cockerell, T. D. A., Amber in the Laramie Cretaceous. 

 (Torreya. IX. p. 140—142. 1909.) 



Amber is recorded from the supposed Laramie Cretaceous at 

 Marshall, Colorado and the following species of plants are enu- 

 merated from the same localit}'^: Ficiis gaudini, Phragmites lamaria- 

 mts nom. nov. , and Aneinia supercretacea. From an unknown horizon 

 Cinnanionium affine and Juglans leconteana are recorded. Berry. 



Cockerell, T. D. A., Fossil Euphorbiaceae, with a note on 

 Sauriiraceae. (Torre3^a. IX. p. 117—119. 2 fig. 1909.) 



In continuation of his studies of the fossilplants from Florissant, 

 Col., the author describes a leaf of Acalypha myricina, and supposed 

 inflorescence named Croton (?) fiircatuliim. Seeds from the Loup 

 Fork beds of Kansas are described as Tithymalus Willistoni and 

 a Paragraph is devoted to the supposed occurrence of fossil Saurii- 

 raceae. Berry. 



Leriehe, M., Sur les fossiles de la Craie phosphatee de la 

 Picardie ä Actinocamax qiiadratiis. (C. R. Assoc. Fr. Av. Sc. 

 Congr. de Clermont-Ferrand. 1908 [1909]. p. 494-903. 3 fig.) 



Apres avoir Signale les fossiles rencontres dans la Craie phos- 

 phatee de la Picardie, activement exploitee depuis plusieurs an- 

 nees, Leriehe fait connaitre un fragment de tige de Cycadeoidea 

 observe par lui dans ces memes gisements senoniens äTempleux- 

 la-Fosse, et qui, bien que ne montrant que quelques bases de 



