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is still being formed. The part from which the leaves 

 were collected is probably of Neolithic age. 



Pyrus Aucuparia. Salix cinera. 



Hedera Helix. Caprea. 



Betula alba. Populus tremula. 



Casewick, Lincolnshire. 



(Morris, ' On some Sections in the Oolitic District of 

 Lincolnshire,' Quart. Journ. Geol. Soc, Vol. IX., p. 3 17. 1853; 

 Reid, ' Pleistocene Plants from Casewick . . . .' ibid. Vol. 

 LI 1 1., pp. 463, 464. 1897.) 



An ancient alluvial deposit fills a channel in Oolite. 

 The age is uncertain, as there is nothing peculiar among 

 the fossils. Though here classed as Neolithic it may be 

 of older date. 



Nuphar luteum. Rumex crispus. 



Galium Aparine. Ceratophyllum demersum. 



Atriplex patula. Scirpus lacustris. 



Close y Garey, Isle of Man. 



(' Report of Committee on Irish Elk Remains in the 

 Isle of Man,' Rep. Brit. Assoc, for 1898, p. 550. 1899.) 



The deposits occupy a silted-up hollow, like that at 

 Ballaugh, in glacial gravel. The plants are : — 



B. Peat:— 



Ranunculus Flammula. Carduus crispus. 



Viola palustris. Menyanthes trifoliata. 



Rubus fruticosus. Empetrum nigrum. 



Potentilla Tormentilla. Potamosreton. 



Comarum. Carex, 4 sp. 



Megaceros-marl : — 



Ranunculus repens. Empetrum nigrum. 



Viola palustris. Potamogeton. 



Potentilla Comarum. Carex, 4 sp. 



Myriophyllum spicatum. Chara. 

 Rumex obtusifolius. 



