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Hooker, and Aetheotesta, by Brongniart. These were prob- 
ably its fruits. The long, narrow leaves named Cordaites 
angustifolia may have belonged to the plant, though there 
is yet no certain proof of this. There is also a probable 
connection between Nematophyton and the resinous matter 
found in flakes and patches on the beds in which these 
singular plants occur, For the curious and complex struc- 
tures of the stems, reference must be made to the paper 
itself, and to the figures which illustrate it. These plants 
are not found higher than the Lower Devonian, on the one 
hand, and the base of the Silurian, on the other; but they 
will probably be traced farther back. The associates of 
Nematophyton in the beds in which it occurs are Psilo- 
phyton, Arthrostegma, Leptophleum, and a few other forms, all 
characteristic of the lowest Devonian beds.” 
Note on the Preliminary Examination of a Collection of Cre- 
taceous Plants from Port McNeill, Vancouver Island.* 
By Sm Wiiui1am Dawson, F.R.S., Ere. 
“The plants in question were collected by Dr. G. M. 
Dawson, F.G.S., of the Geological Survey of Canada, from 
beds believed to be on the horizon of those of Nanaimo and 
Comox, or perhaps a little newer. They include a number 
of apparently new and interesting forms besides others 
similar to those in the last mentioned localities. The notice 
is intended to indicate the general features of the collection 
in advance of more detailed descriptions, which will prob- 
ably be ready in time for the next meeting of the Society, 
but not for insertion in the Transactions of the present 
year. At present it may be stated that the collection has 
many species in common with the Cretaceous of Nanaimo, 
and nearly resembles the Upper Cretaceous plants of Atané 
and Patoot, in Greenland,” 
