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January 4, 1860. 



Stephen Harlowe Harlowe, Esq., 2 North Bank, St. John's Wood ; 

 The Rev. S. W. King, Saxlingham Rectory, near Norwich ; and 

 David Llewellin, Esq., C.E., Glyn Neath, Glamorganshire, were 

 elected Fellows. 



The following communications were read : — 



1. On the Flora of the Silurian, Devonian, and Lower Carboni- 

 ferous Formations. By Prof. H. E. Goeppert, For. M.G.S. 



(In a letter to Sir Eoderick Murchison, F.E.S., F.G.S., dated Breslau, 

 Oct. 31, 1859.) 



While thanking you for your valuable work ' Siluria,' which you 

 have had the kindness to send me, I have the honour of announcing 

 to you that I have completed my work on the ' Flora of the Silu- 

 rian, Devonian, and Lower Carboniferous Formations.' It is already 

 printed, and will be published at the expense of the Imperial 

 Academy of Naturalists at Jena, accompanied by twelve lithographic 

 and photographic plates*. 



The number of all the fossil plants in the said formations amounts 

 to 185 species. They are distributed («) according to the orders or 

 natural families, thus : — 



Alga? 30 species. 



Calamine® 20 „ 



Asterophylliteae 4 „ 



Filices 65 „ 



Selagineoe 40 „ 



Cladoxylea) 4 „ 



Noeggerathieae 8 „ 



Sigillarieai 6 „ 



Coniferae 6 „ 



Fruits (incertac sedis) 1 . . . . 2 „ 



185 „ 



( b ) According to the different formations. 



I. Silurian Formation (Murchison). 



1. Lower Silurian formation 17 species. 



2. Upper Silurian formation 3 „ 



These all belong to the Alga. 20 



II. Devonian Formation (Murchison). 



I . Lower Devonian (> Bpeciee. 



Pive of these belong to \H\aAlga \ one u> terrestrial plants SigU 



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