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diminutive plant has been found about the same time, at the 

 northern and southern extremities of this hemisphere, while 

 the only intermediate locality known is that of New-Jersey, 

 where it was originally discovered about twenty years ago. 



Very few plants of this order are known to have such an 

 extensive range north and south, which renders the present 

 instance the more remarkable. In the other orders of Cryp- 

 togamia they are more common, and they are not wanting 

 among the phsenogamous plants. The Caltha sagittaia, ori- 

 ginally from the Falkland Islands, and recently brought by 

 Dr. James from the Rocky Mountains, is in this respect par- 

 ticularly analogous. 



Further discovery of Fossil Bones in Georgia; and remarks 

 on their identity ivith those of the Megatherium of Paraguay. 

 By William Cooper. Read July 23, 1827. 



Since my former communication on the subject of the fos- 

 sil bones of Skidaway Island, the second part of the fifth 

 volume of Cuvier's Recherches has appeared ; in the appendix 

 to which, after mentioning what had been stated by Doctor 

 Mitchill and myself, he observes, though without expressing 

 any doubt of these bones belonging to the Megatherium, that 

 it would be desirable to obtain something more complete. 



Through the kindness of Dr. Habersham, to whom I take 

 this opportunity of again expressing my obligations, I have 

 obtained several other parts of the skeleton of this animal. I 

 am thus enabled to lay before the Society some additional in- 

 formation, which I trust will be sufficient to remove any doubts 

 that may still remain with regard to this subject. 



The collection last received consists of numerous pieces, 

 nearly all fragments of the large bones of the extremities. 



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