26 LOWER KOCENK FLORAS OF SOUTHEASIEKN NORTH AMERICA. 



X'aufjhan correctly referred these deposits to Red River Parisli, La., and smaller collections 



the "Ligiutic" ( = Wilcox), and Ivjiowltoii from several localities in the iiamediate vicinity 



stated that they were probahly of the same age of Shreveport m Caddo Parish, La. These 



as the Denver formation of Colorado. Harris were serit to Arthur Ilollick,- who contributed 



and Veatch in their subsequent pubhcations an illustrated pajter lo the preliminary report 



also referred them to the "Lignitic or Sabine" on the geology of Louisiana by Plarris and 



( = Wilcox\ Veatch. 



The Held work of G. D. Harris and A. C The largest and most interesting collection 



Veatcli in Louisiana resulted in a large coUch;- was from Coushatta and included the foUow- 



tion of fossil plants from the ferrugmous con- ing forms: 

 cretions exposed on Red River near Coushatta, 



Ilollick. Preient work. 



Amiromcda delicatula Lesquereux MespLIodapline cou.shatta. 



Andromeda eolignitica HoUick Mespilodaplme eoliguitica. 



Apocynophyllum sapindifolium Hollick Apocynophyllum sapindifolium. 



Artocarijus dubia Hollick Artocarpus dubia. 



Artocarpus lessigiana (Lesquereux) Knowlton. . .Arlocarpus lessigiana. 



Oelastrus veatchi Hollick Celastrus veatchi. 



Celastrus taurinensis Ward? Celastrus taurinensis. 



Cinnamomum buchii Heer Cinnamomum buchi. 



Cornus studerL Heer? Cornus studeri?. 



■ CrJ^^tocarya eolignitica Hollick Cryptocarya eolignitica. 



Ficus artocarpoides Lesquereux? Ficus artocarpoides?. 



Fraxinus johnstruin Heer? Fraxinus johnstnipi?. 



Hex? affinis Lesquereux? Hex? afBnis. 



Juglans rugosa Lesquereux Sapindus coushatta and Juglans berrj'i. 



Juglans scliimperi Lesquereux Juglans sehimperi. 



Laurus primigenia Unger Oreodaphne mississippiensLs and Nectandra pseu- 



docoriacea. 



Magnolia hilgardiana Lesquereux Terminalia liilgardiana. 



Magnolia lanceolata Lesquereux Magnolia angustifolia. 



Persea speciosa Heer Persea longipetiolatum. 



Quercus microdentata Hollick Dillenites microdentatus. 



Rlianmus clebiirni Lesquereux Rhamnus coushatta. 



Sapofcicites americanus Lesquereux Not determinable. 



Tetranthera pr:ccursoria Lesquereux Oreodaphne coushatta. 



Toxylon longipetiolatum Hollick Persea longipetiolatum. 



Ulmus tenutnervis Lesquereux Dillenites ovatus. 



From clay concretions at Vmeyard Bluff on Cross Bayou, Caddo Parish, La., the following 

 forms were recorded: 



Hollick. Present work. 



Pteris pseudopinn;i>formis Lesquereux Pteris pseudopinnseformLs. 



Artocarpus le.ssigian.i (Lesquereux) Knowlton. . .Artocarpus lessigiana. 



Ficusharrisiana Hollick Ficus harrisiana. 



Cinnamomum sezannense Watelet Oreodaphne obtusifolia. 



Daphnogene kanni Heer? Cinnamomum postnewberryi. 



Hilgard,' in 1887, mentioned well-preserved cutting of the Red River, which in the last 15 



leaves and fruits which lie had collected on the years has practically removed the plant-bearing 



upper Red River in 18CU and dei>osited at the beds at Coushatta. 



University of Mississippi at Oxford. These col- From clay beds at Slaughter Pen Bluff, one- 

 lections were never studied and have since been half mile below Vineyard Bluff, the following 

 lost. They may have come from Coushatta or were recorded: 



from some similar outcrop between Coushatta — 



and Shrcvcport subsequently destroyed by the ' noiiick Artiu,r, m Hams, o. d., and veateh, a.c a preliminary 



1 1 J J J report on the geology ot Louisiana, pp. 276-2S8, pis. 32-48, 1899. 



'Science, vol. 9, pp. 5.35-536, 1887. 



