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In Britain, the Lower Miocene strata of Bovey Tracy have 

 yielded remains of Ferns, Vines, Fig, Cinnamon, Proteacece, 



Fig. 234. Miocene Palms. A, Chama-rops Helvetica; B, Sabal major. 

 Lower Miocene of Switzerland and France. 



&c., along with numerous Conifers. The most abundant of 

 these last is a gigantic pine the Sequoia Couttsice which is 



Fig. 235. /YaAj aceroides, an 

 Upper Miocene Plane-tree, a, Leaf; 

 b, The core of a bundle of fruits; c, 

 A single fruit. 



Fig. 236. Cinnamo- / 

 Leaf; b, Flower. Upper 



very nearly allied to the huge Sequoia ( Wellingtonia) gigantca 

 of California. A nearly-allied form {Sequoia Langsdorffi] has 

 been detected in the leaf-bed of Ardtun, in the Hebrides. 



In Greenland, as well as in other parts of the Arctic regions, 

 Miocene strata have been discovered which have yielded a 

 great number of plants, many of which are identical with 

 species found in the European Miocene. Amongst these 



