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Castracane, Count. Diatomacese in the Carboniferous Epoch. 



Trans. Acad, nuovi Lincei, Home. Noticed in Micr. Journ. 



vol. xiii. p. 243, also vol. xiv. p. 291. [The same as the paper 



noticed in the Geological Eecokd for 1874, p. 331.] 



The remains of several species of Diatomacese were discovered in 



coal. The specimens of coal, chiefly British, were reduced to a coarse 



powder, and burned in a small porcelain vessel in a glass tube, through 



which a stream of oxj^gen was passed. The ashes were heated with 



nitric and hydrochloric acids, with some chlorate of potash. A careful 



examination of the residue showed Diatomaceae precisely agreeing with 



living forms. E. T. N. 



Chaussat, Dr. J. B. Premieres recherches sur la flore fossile des 

 bassins houillers de la Creuse. [Eossil Flora of the Coal-basins of 

 the Creuse.] 18 pp. 



Chiappori, Agostino. Delia vegetazione attuale e pleistocenica a 

 Torriglia. [Eecent and Pleistocene Flora of Torriglia.] Genoa. 



Compter, Gust. Ein Beitrag zur fossilen Keuperflcra. Nova Acta 



Ac. Cces. Leop. Nat. Cur. vol. xxxvii. pp. 1-10 ; 2 plates. 

 11 species enumerated, and a new species, Cycadites ajwldensis, 

 described and figured. 



Crepin, Fr. Note sur le Pecopteris odontopterozdes, Morris. Bull. 

 Ac. Hoy. Belg. vol. xxxix. pp. 258-263 ; plate. 



This fern is referred to Odovtojjteris., and is probably the same as 

 0. alpina ; but, if it should be different, the author suggests the name 

 0. Morrisii. G. A. L. 



Observations sur quelques plantes fossiles des depots devo- 



niens rapporte's par Dumont a I'etage quartzoschisteux inferieur 

 de son systcme Eifelien. Bull. 8oc. R. Bot. Belg. vol. xiv. pp. 

 214-230 ; 4 plates. 

 A review^ of some fossils found in the Devonian rocks of Belgium, 

 with more lengthened descriptions of already described species. 



Crie, Louis. Coup d'oeil sur la Flore tertiaire des environs du Mans. 

 [Tertiary Flora of Mans.] Bull. Soc. Linn. Norm. ser. 2, t. ix. 

 pp. 378-383. 



Dames, W. Ueber Eophyton Linneanum. Zeitsch. deutsch. geol. 



Ges. Bd. xxvii. pp. 244, 245. 

 A specimen of this fossil from West Gothland was exhibited, and 

 the views of Torell, Linnarsson, and Nathorst regarding it expounded. 



Dawson, Principal J. W. Carboniferous Conifers. Amer. Journ. 



ser. 3, vol. x. p. 301. 

 Invitation for help in obtaining specimens of Palaeozoic Conifers in 

 the United States. 



