8 OSBORN, Submerged Forest at Llmnnber, BnrmcutJi. 



PLATE I. 



Fig. I. View of underclay, with covering of Phragmites 

 rhizomes from the shore. The peat and birch 

 stumps are to be seen in the background. August, 

 191 1. 



Fig. 2. Oak stump on storm-beach. Half-way up the picture, 

 on the extreme right, the top of a second oak 

 stump can be seen. Note also the relative 

 positions of the shingle and post and wire fence. 

 August, 191 1. 



Fig. 3. Oak stump (the one on extreme right of Fig. 2), 

 April, 19 12. Note also the way in which the 

 shingle has been carried back. The stump is 

 2 ft. 4 in. in height. 



Fig. 4. Peat, with birch stumps. At the back towards the 

 left a drain is seen cut through the upper peat. 

 April, 1912. 



