Marine Fossil Planis. 375 
American Farmer, 1819,—1823, and Nos. 1—10 for 1824. 
Jour. of the Acad. of Nat. Sciances of Philad. to Sept. 1824. 
Annals of the Lyceum of Nat. Hist. of N. York, Nos. 1—5. 
Journal of Foreign Medicine and Science, Philad. cae ee 2. 
Museum of Foreign Literature and Science, Nos. 1 
Archaeologia Americana, vol. 1. 
Lychnophora, a New Genus in ——_—— —A new genus 
ro of shrubs has been found in the Alpine regions of South 
a artius, a young gentleman whom a love of science has 
ead te travel extensively. not only in Europe, his native 
y, but in Brazil, and other -parts of South America, 
‘ubs attain the height of six or eight feet. and the 
These § 
: fromikes ‘and branches are covered with a very dense. fleecy, 
4 highly inflammable down, on account of which the branches 
are used by the natives instead of candles.* Eight species of 
this genus are enumerated, and minutely described by the 
author, seven of which are illustrated by neat lithographic 
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eet ere 
plates of a quarto size. g 
: 9. Antediluvian Plants. —The Chevalier de Martius has 
: ste published a memoirt on some antediluvian plants, in 
. his investigation of which he has been aided by comparing 
: them with species which he found growing in the tropical 
regions. He thinks that he has identified several of these 
living species with some fossil species found in pe 
10. Marine Fossil Plants.—“ RO bservations sur les Fu- 
coides, et sur quelques ses Plante marines, fossiles ; par 
M. Ad. Brongniart’”’—20 pages quarto, with lithographic 
plates, Paris, 1823. In this little ork the author mentions 
the formations in which particular classes of ane fossil 
remains occur ; and in avery neat, concise manner, describes 
the species of which he treats, comparing them generally 
4 . oe a - - 
‘ * panes her nach of the genus, from Avyvw and gspew to bear a 
é candle. or a 
+ also the above mentioned memoir on the genus. 
Faychinopho ora, both written in latin, were seblis hed at Ratisbon, Ger- 
a neat quarto form, and transmitted by the author to the edi- 
30m ror this iia. 
