O. Reid and H. N. Ridley—Fossil Arctic Plants. 441 
op. cit.) it is distinctly stated that, “Hach of the outer antennz has 
a large oval scale attached to its broad basal joint.” 
It would be quite impossible, in the scope of the present brief 
article, to discuss the numerous points of interest and importance 
bearing upon the Aryonide which the publication of Mr. Spence- 
Bate’s fine Monograph raises, but, I may mention, that in an early 
Paleontographical Monograph on the British Liassic Crustacea, I 
hope to treat this subject with the fullness which it deserves. 
Il.—Fossizr Arctic Puants From THE LAcustRINE Deposit AT 
Hoxne, IN SUFFOLK.! 
By Cuement Rei, F.G.S., and H. N. Ripiny, M.A., F.L.S. 
EAR the village of Hoxne, close to the northern border of 
Suffolk, and about five miles east of Diss, lies the well-known 
lacustrine deposit from which Paleolithic implements were obtained 
more than 90 years ago. This deposit has been so well described 
that it may seem presumptuous to imagine that there is still any- 
thing new to be said about it. But it so happens that every observer 
up till now has studied the deposit either from an archeological or 
from a geological point of view. No one has paid special attention 
to the character of the associated plants, or to the climatic conditions 
which these plants indicate. 
The earliest description of the deposits at Hoxne is an excellent 
one contained in a letter by John Frere to the Secretary of the 
Society of Antiquaries.2 This is dated as far back as 1797. It 
gives a clear account of the exact mode of occurrence of the imple- 
ments, and enables us to recognize without difficulty the relative 
position of the implement-bearing deposits, and of the beds with 
arctic plants described in this paper. 
The section given by Frere is :— 
iemViemetablerearth asc .csueucncscuscseeeseacctc sete. tens esesecseasetcleveseccese 1} feet. 
DMA Onl Mk irae acne eceis ada sce aeRM CRS SE CE uM ENE cada raion ses sclewaeele TE 55 
3. Sand mixed with shells and other marine® substances.................. 1 foot. 
4. A gravelly soil, in which the flints are found, generally at the rate 
Of iven OLN SEX IME A; SQUATE RV ALC Maatsseee. ssecee<y oe ccoenasecasaeaseaas 2 feet. 
“In the same stratum are frequently found small fragments of 
wood, very perfect when first dug up, but which soon decompose 
on being exposed to the air; and in the stratum of sand (No. 3) 
were found some extraordinary bones. ... . ” Frere also alludes to 
the underlying ‘tract of boggy earth” under No. 4. 
The next geological paper dealing with the Hoxne deposit was 
not published till 1860.4. In that and the previous year Professor 
Prestwich visited Hoxne, and very thoroughly worked out the 
stratigraphical relations of the different beds. To this paper and to 
a later one published in 1864,? we must refer readers for a full 
1 Read at the British Association, Section C, Bath, September, 1888. 
2 Archeologia, vol. xiii. p. 204, 1800, two pp. and two 4to. plates of implements. 
3 This is a mistake, the shells, etc., are freshwater. 
4 Phil. Trans. vol. cl. pp. 804-308, pl. xi. 
5 Tbid. cliy. p. 283. 
