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Among the petrifac7ions, I took notice of the 

 Concha -polyginglyma, tefta crajja foliacea, margari~ 

 tacei colons, cardinibus pardleliter multo-fulcatis, 

 which is found in the hills about Bologna, ia 

 Switzerland, and in feveral parts of Germany. I 

 remarked Jikewife feveral turlinites changed into 

 agates with diftant fpirings. They had fome re- 

 femblance to the Wendel-trap i and many Bo- 

 lognefe petrifactions have been ^lefcribed by Mr, 

 fiajfi, in Comwentariis Eononlenf.bus. 



Mr. Ferdinando Bajfi, member of the learned 

 fociety, and keeper of the botanic garden, is very 

 learned in botany, and other parts of Natural 

 Hiftory. The Baffia honours his name. He has 

 publifhed feveral DifTertations in the Bolognefe 

 Tranfaclions ; a treatife, Amlrcfma novum planta 

 genus \ and another under the title of, Analifi 

 delle terme Porretane Roma, 1768, 4/0. His mi- 

 nerals and fhellsare confiderable , and his col- 

 lection of the portraits of the moil famous Natu- 

 ralifts, drawn in black, is very valuable. Pity it 

 is, that his health has been lately much impaired 

 by apoplectical injuries. 



Mr. Cajetano Monti, ProfefTor of Natural Hif- 

 pry at the Univerfity and Inftitute, and member 

 pf the Learned Society, is a very learned man, 

 Jrle has parts and fire. The Zannonian Stirpes 



have 



