have successively occupied the surface of the Earth. 359 



Cupressites Linkianus, Gopp. — Am- 

 ber. 



Bockianus, Gopp. — Amber. 



Callitrites Brongniartii, Endl. — 

 Paris. 



cmtus, Endl. — Sheppey. 



Comptoni, Endl. — Sheppey. 



thuioides, Endl. — Sheppey. 



crassus, Endl. — Sheppey. 



Frenelites recurvatus, Endl. — Shep- 

 pey. 



subfusiformiSjSrarfZ. — Sheppey. 



globosus, Brong. — Sheppey. 



elongatus, Brong. — Sheppey. 



Solenostrobus subangulatus, Endl. 

 — Sheppey. 



corrugatus, Endl. — Sheppey. 



sulcatus, Endl. — Sheppey. 



semiplotus, Endl. — Sheppey. 



tessellatus, Brong. — Sheppey. 



** Abietiaeae. 



Abietites obtusifolius, Gopp. — Am- 

 ber. 



geanthracis, Gopp. — Lignite, 



Silesia. 



Wredanus, Gopp. — Amber. 



Reichianus, Gopp. — Amber. 



Pinites Defrancii, Brong. — Paris. 



macrolepis, Brong. — Paris. 



rigidus, Gopp. — Amber. 



lignitum, Gopp. — Lign., Saxe. 



ovoideus, Gopp. — Silesia. 



Thomassiauus, Giipp. — Lig- 

 nite. 



brachylepis, Gopp. — Lignite. 



Peuce succinifera, Endl. — Amber. 



*** Taxineae. 

 Taxites acicularis, Brong. — Lignite, 



Cassel. 

 Langsdorffii, Brong. — Lignite, 



Wetterau. 

 diversifoUus, Brong. — Lignite, 



Cassel. 



aifinis, Giipp. — Lignite. 



Taxoxylon Ayekei, Ung. — Lignite, 



Silesia. 



**** Gnetacese. 

 Ephedrites Jonianus, Giipp. — Amber. 



Angiospermous Dicotyledons. 

 Betulack^. 



Alnus succineus, Gopp. — Amber. 

 Betulinium pansiense, Endl. — Paris. 



CUPUHFER^. 



Quercus Meyerianus, Giipp . — ^Amber . 

 Carpinites dubius, Giipp. — Lignite. 



JUGLANDEJE. 



Juglans ventricosa, BroK^. — Lignite, 



Pomerania. 

 Schweiggeri, Giipp. — Lignite, 



Prussia. 

 Hagenianus, Giipp. — Lignite, 



Prussia. 



Ulmace^. 

 Ulmus Brongniartii, Pomel. — Paris. 



Proteace^. 



Petrophylloides, Bowerb. — 7 species 

 from the Isle of Sheppey. 



Leguminos^. 

 Leguminosites, 18,1 species of fruits 

 Xylinoprionites, 2, > from the Isle 

 Faboidea, 25, J of Sheppey. 



CENOTHERE.E. 



Trapa Arethusae, Ung. — Bolca. 



CUCURBITACE^. 



Cucumites variabihs. Bow. — Shep- 



pey- 



SAPINDACEiE. 



Cupanioides, Bom?. — 8 species from 

 Sheppey. 



Malvace^. 



Hightea, Bowerb. — 10 species from 



Sheppey. 



Ericace^? 

 Dermatophyllites, Gopp. — 9 species 



in amber. 



Families donbtfoL 



Phyllites, 10 species. 

 Antholithes, 4 species. 

 Carpolithes, 8 species. 



The most remarkable characters of this flora are : 1. the great 

 quantity of Algse and marine Naiadese, a character related to the 

 extent and magnitude of the marine formations of this epoch. 



2. The great number of Conifers, belonging mostly to genera 

 still existing, but among which the Cupressinece seem to predo- 



