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and cne specimen of Hquisetum Rogersi 
Schimp. in a drift bowlder found at Arro- 
char, described in our Proceedings for 
Sept. 9th, 1893. 
For purposes of comparison I have here 
aspecimen of Cheirolepis in green Triassic 
shale from Milford, N. J., and it may be 
of interest to note that thisis likewise the 
only locality, so far as I am aware, at 
which Hguisetum Rogersi has been found 
in New Jersey. 
RECENT LITERATURE RELATING TO 
STATEN ISLAND 
Silver Lake Park. N. Y. Tribune, 
Sun., Dec. roth, 1899. An illustrated ac- 
count of the proposed Silver Lake Park, 
giving the history of the act by virtue of 
which the boundaries were defined and 
the commissioners appointed; the legal 
complications which ensued by reason of 
the passage of the Greater New York 
charter; matters of local history con- 
nected with the lake and its vicinity; de- 
scription of the natural features, etc. 
The article was doubtless called forth 
by the recent decision of the Appellate 
Division of the Supreme Court confirm- 
ing the validity of the act. No mention 
is made, however, of the fact that the 
term of office of the commissioners will 
expir2 n-xt May and bence that additional 
legislation will be necessary in case the 
park is to be constructed as orginally in- 
tended. 
In this connection it may be noted that 
a bill was prepared and has already been 
introduced 1n the Legislature, designed to 
obviate all legal difficulties, 
