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caducous, situated above the articulation ; and caducous branches above 

 the articulations in the axils of the leaves. 



Hancock, A., AND T. Atthey. On some curious Fossil Fungi from 

 the Black Shale of the Northumberland Coal-field. Ann. Nat. 

 Hist. ser. 4, vol. iv. pp. 321-228, pi. ix. and x. 

 The authors describe a number of lenticular bodies from the Cramling- 

 ton black shale, which, from their resemblance to Sclerotlnui st'npitatuin. 

 Berk, and Curr., they consider to be Fungi. These fossil bodies are 

 supposed by Messrs. Hancock and Atthey to be fully-developed plants, 

 producing spores, and related to the higher Fnngi. The authors have 

 overlooked the fact that this " doubtful " (Berk.) production, which 

 led them to take this view of these bodies, is only a mgcelium-iuher, the 

 fructification of which is yet unknown. Five species are described. 

 Hicks, H. Notes on a Species of Eophytoyi (?) from the Lower 

 Arenig Kocks of St. David's. Geol. Mag. vol. vi. pp. 334-, 535, 

 pi. XX. 

 It is very doubtful whether this fossil belongs to the vegetable king- 

 dom. The large-sized continuous tubes of which it is composed are 

 unlike plant-structure. 



LiNNARSON, J. G. 0. On some Fossils found in the Eophyton Sand- 

 stone at Lugnas in Sweden. (Translated from the Danish Eoy. 

 Acad. Ofversigt for March, 1869.) Geol. Mag. vol. vi. pp. 393- 

 406, pi. xi.-xiii. 

 Some additional forms of the impressions from these ancient beds 

 are figured and described, establishiug that they represent plants of a 

 high organization, most probably monocotyledonous, as supposed by 

 Torell. 



Mahoney, J. A. On the Organic Remains found in Clay near Croft- 

 head, Renfrewshire. Geol. Mag. vol. vi. pp. 390-393. 

 The author enumerates the following recent plants as found in stra- 

 tified beds of sand and mud, intercalated with boulder-clay, viz. : — 

 3 species oi Desmidiee, 31 of DlatomacerSy 10 of Mnsci, 9 of Fhanero- 

 gamia. 



Nicholson, H. A. On the Occurrence of Plants in the Skiddaw 

 Slates. Geol. Mag. vol. vi. pp. 494-498, pi. xviii. 

 The author figures and describes four fossils, which he thinks most 

 probably plants. 

 Wanklyn, a. Description of some New Species of Fossil Ferns, 



