40 Notices of Memoirs—Ettingshausen’s Flora of Sheppey. 
racteristic genus Strychnos, the seeds of which are met with at. 
Sheppey. 
Of the Sapotaceze there are two species of seeds, which perhaps 
correspond with two species of Sapotaceze leaves of the Bournemouth 
Flora. One of these extends throughout in the Tertiary Flora; the 
other, on the contrary, seems to be peculiar to the Eocene Flora. 
Also peculiar to this Flora are two species of Diospyros, which are 
common both to Sheppey and Bournemouth. 
The species of Symplocos is common to Sheppey and Sagor. In 
these two localities the putamen of this species were found. In cor- 
responding abundance are represented the Dialypetale. They are 
specially characteristic of the Eocene Flora in general, and of the 
Sheppey Flora in particular. To the first belong species of Magnolia, 
Eugenia, Sapindus, Metrosideros, and Bauhinia, whose leaves or fruits 
are to be found associated together in Bournemouth. To the last 
belong the genera Menispermacites, Victoria, Thlaspidium, Corchorites, 
Theobroma, Lawsonia ; and species of Illicium, Nelumbium, Cucumites, 
Cotoneaster, Prunus, Amygdalus, Podogonium, etc. Belonging also to 
other Eocene Floras and to the Miocene Flora we have here only the 
Dialypetalous plants, Nelumbium Buchii, and Eucalyptus oceanica. 
Amongst the fruits and seeds of Sheppey we find also some species 
of herbaceous or tender plants whose leaves would not be preserved 
in the Tertiary strata. To these belong the seeds of Solanites, enis- 
permites, Cucumites, the fruits of Thlaspidium, and of Corchorites. 
And in conclusion I desire to express my thanks to the Royal 
Society for the important assistance it has rendered me by the grants 
from its funds by which I have been enabled to prosecute my inyesti- 
gations in England; and for personal assistance in this work I desire 
to record my indebtedness to Sir Joseph Hooker, C.B., Dr. Henry 
Woodward, F.R.S., Mr. William Carruthers, F.R.S., and Mr. John 
Starkie Gardner, F.G.S., ete. 
The descriptions and illustrations of the species, here enumerated, 
will appear in the Monograph now in course of publication by the 
Paleeontographical Society. 
Genera and Species of the Fossil Fruits and Seeds of Sheppey. 
THALLOPHYTA. 
Spheria, 1 sp. 
GYMNOSPERMZ. 
Cupressinee.—Callitris (Cupressinites, c. Bowerb.), 2 sp. Solenostrobus (Cupres- 
sinites, s. Bowerb.), 4 sp. Hybothya (Cupressinites, c. Bowerb.), 1 sp. Cupressinites, 
Bowerb., 4 sp. 
Abietine.—Sequoia (Petrophilides, Bowerb.), 1 sp. Pinus, 1 sp. 
Taxinee.—Salisburia, 1 sp. 
_ MonocoryLEDoNEs. 
Cyperacee.—Cyperites, 1 sp. 
Liliacee.— Agave, 1 sp. 
Smilacee.—Smilaz, 1 sp. 
Najadee.—Caulinites, 1 sp. 
Musacee.— Musa, 1 sp. 
Zing iberacee.— Amomum, 2 sp. 
Pandanee.—Nipa, 5 sp. 
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