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all the part that is reached by marine water, or rather by the tides; 

 the others beginning in lagoons, where the water ceases to be sub- 

 jected to alternate changes. Thus it has happened, to my persuasion 

 at least, that there has been formed at some place red sandstone, with 

 peculiar remains of vegetation and coal shales, though inferior in 

 geological horizon with true coal plants. And for this reason, I say, 

 that we have to admit the vegetation of the Old Red and that of the 

 Coal, without putting too great reliance in the data fui'nished by 

 palaeontological botany concerning the age of stratification. But re- 

 mark that I say this only of the red shales, compared with the coal 

 formation ; for indeed, as Professor Dawson says it, the slow change 

 of vegetation in the coal-measures (putting aside the Old Red), is 

 apparent from the lowest coal under the Archimedes limestone, to 

 the highest strata of the coal-measures. 



Pending nominations Nos. 481 to 491, and new nominations 

 Nos. 492, 493 were read. 



And the Society was adjourned. 



Stated Meeting, April 3, 1863. 



Present, eleven members. 



Dr. Wood, President, in the Chair. 



Letters accepting membership were received from F. 

 Forchhammer, dated Copenhagen, March 11th, 1863, and 

 from Max MUller, dated 64 High Street, Oxford, March 

 14th, 1863. 



Letters acknowledging the receipt of publications were re- 

 ceived from the Royal Society at Upsal, September 15th ; 

 the Royal Geographical Society at Vienna, October 15tli ; 

 the Royal Geological Institute at Vienna, October 4th ; 

 the Society at Wiesbaden, November 1st ; the Geological So- 

 ciety at London, January 7th ; and the Antiquarian Society 

 at Worcester, March 2d, 1863. 



