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forms the sea boundary of Yaverland farm. They 

 were observed on the shore after a week of very 

 stormy weather, which had swept away the beach 

 and sand to the depth of two feet, and thus 

 laid bare the fossils, which probably had fallen 

 from the cliffs long previously, and being very 

 heavy, had sunk deep into the shingle, and lain 

 concealed till brought to light by the denuding 

 effects of the storm. In the adjacent cliff of 

 grey sandstone interspersed with clay, several 

 cones of a plant allied to the Zamicc, mixed with 

 fragments of lignite, have been discovered.* 



We now return to Ryde that we may proceed to 

 the north-western part of the Island, and examine 

 the eocene strata at Alum Bay and Headon Hill. 



* One of these fossil fruits is figured ami described in "British /'< ii 

 Flora," under the name of Zamia crassa; and in " Medals of Creation,' 

 vol. i. j). 160. 



