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One of the most common forms found has been the leaf of a Sabal, 

 which has been referred by Sir J. W. Dawson to Sabal Campbellii. 

 The specimens submitted to him show about twelve parallel veins on 

 each slope of the folds, at six inches from the base of the leaf. One 

 fragment is apparently a portion of a leaf five feet in diameter. 

 There are also fragments which indicate a pinnate palm-leaf referred 

 to Manicaria. 



Populus balsaminoides occurs very frequently. Although Sir J. W. 

 Dawson has referred some leaves to this species, he points out that 

 they do not possess the serrated edges peculiar to it. These leaves 

 are often six inches across. Of willows, Salix Integra and Salix 

 various are common ; but the venation of these leaves is usually 

 very indistinct, although one or two specimens which have been 

 obtained show it very clearly. 



Platanus is represented by a few large leaves. These are very 

 common in the Laramie strata, which cover much of the interior 

 of British Columbia. One specimen of JEsculus has been found 

 by me, and Sir J. W. Dawson has named it JEsculophyllum 

 Hastingsense. The specimen is not very distinctly defined. The 

 bases of seven leaves which are articulated to a common petiole are 

 shown. 



In some places the leaves of the hickory occur in great profusion, 

 and have been named Juglans denticulata. The same species occurs 

 in the Eocene of Greenland. A fruit which was first discovered by 

 Mr. Hill Tout, of Vancouver, and was afterwards found by the writer, 

 has been named provisionally Carex Burrardianus. Leaves of the 

 genus Carex have previously been found in this district. Several 

 leaves referred to Quercus are found in the beds. A very large 

 number of specimens of the fern Lygodium neuropteroides occurs, 

 some laj'ers being composed entirely of these. Among others, Ficus 

 Shastensis (Lesq.), F. Condorii (Newberry), Quercus Evansii (Lesq.), 

 Sequoia spinosa (Newberry), and Dryophyllum, are found. Impres- 

 sions of a matted growth of aquatic plants occur at one point. 



I had prepared a number of tracings from drawings of specimens 

 in m} r collection to illustrate these notes. 1 The specimens are named 

 by Sir J. W. Dawson, but some are not yet identified. 



The strike of the beds from which the fossils were taken is very 

 irregular, but is roughly S.W. and N.E., the dip being about 18° 

 to the S.E., which would seem, so far as my explorations have yet 

 gone, to bear some relation to basalt dikes, the trend of which is 

 along the line of strike. 



Iu conclusion, I may say that there has been but very little work 

 done on these beds, the workers being very few in number ; and we 

 should be glad to have the co-operation of others. Some of my 

 specimens have been described and figured by Sir William Dawson 

 in a paper on collections of "Tertiary Plants from the vicinity of the 

 City of Vancouver, B.C.": Trans. Roy. Soc. Canada (1895-6), 

 vol. I, sec. iv, p. 137. 



1 These tracings (in the absence of the original specimens) were not deemed 

 sufficient to enable the artist to prepare a plate by ; they have therefore not been 

 used to illustrate the paper. — Edit. Geol. Mag. 



