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produced by changes in the position of great parallel areas during 

 long periods of time, the author proceeds to enumerate evidences 

 of local elevation and subsidence that he has observed along the 

 coast from the Northern part of Labrador to New Jersey. 



In the south-eastern part of New Jersey, at Nantucket, Mar- 

 tha's Vineyard, and Portland, submergence of the land is pro- 

 ceeding, locally at the rate of probably four feet in sixty years. 

 In New Brunswick, at St. Johns the land has been elevated ; at 

 the Great Manan Island and the G-reat Tantamar Marsh there 

 has been subsidence. At Bathurst and on the opposite coast of 

 Lower Canada the land seems to be rising. In Nova Scotia, near 

 the Bay of Fundy and Mines Basin there is subsidence ; on the 

 southern side, however, there are signs of elevation. The sea 

 rapidly encroaches upon Louisberg in Cape Breton ; and in Prince 

 Edward's Island, also, at Cascumpec, submergence of the land 

 is taking place. 



Jmie 5, 1861. — "On an erect Sigillaria from the South Jog- 

 gins, Nova Scotia." By Dr. J. W. Dawson, F.G.S. 



This specimen, presenting the external markings of leaf-scars 

 and ribs with more than usual clearness and with some instructive 

 peculiarities, has afforded to the author the type of a new species, 

 Sigillaria Brownii. Observations on the probable style of growth, 

 on the structure, and on the classification of Sigillarice, were also 

 given in this paper, together with a resume of the observations 

 previously published regarding Sigillaria by Brongniart, Corda, 

 and others. 



" On a Carpolite from the Coal-formation of Cape Breton." 

 By Dr. J. W. Dawson, F.G.S. 



Numerous Trigonocarpa belonging to a new species (^Trigono- 

 carpum HooJceri) occur in a thin calcareous layer in the coal- 

 measures near Port Hood, Cape Breton. The author thinks it 

 highly probable that though some Trigonocarpa may have belonged 

 to Conifers, yet in this case they were the seeds of Sigillaria. 



BOTANICAL SOCIETY OF CANADA. 



Sixth meeting. Kingston^ 12tli April, 1861. Very Bev. Prin- 

 cipal Leitch, President, in the chair. 



The following candidates were balloted for and duly elected 

 Fellows : — Hon. William Sheppard, D.C.L., of Fairymead, Drum- 

 mondville. Lower Canada; J. Bruce, Hamilton, C. W. 



