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no certain evidence as yet that any of these impressions were made 

 by four-footed animals, although, in respect to two or three species, 

 I have strong suspicions that such was the fact. I have sometimes 

 thought they might have been made by pterodactyles ; yet they 

 have in general fewer toes than those described by Cuvier and Buck- 

 land. Within a few weeks past I have found on the flag-stones, in 

 the city of New York, some marks, which I suspect were made by 

 the feet of a didactylous quadruped, which, like the Marsupialia, 

 moved by leaps. The rock is slaty graywacke, from the banks of 

 the Hudson, between Albany and the Highlands." Drawings of 

 these marks, with the tracts of living birds, have been prepared, and 

 will be published so soon as the localities are again examined. — Sil- 

 liman's Journal, April 1837- 



BOTANICAL. 



Blysmus Coynpressus. — I was not aware, until informed by my 

 friend, the Rev, W. Wood, that this plant had been found in the 

 neighbourhood of London, (not having seen any station for it.) It 

 is, however, most plentiful in a bog at Beddington Park gate, near 

 Carshalton, Surrey.— -Daniel Cooper. 



Botanical Society op Edinburgh, January 12th 1837 — 

 Professor Graham in the Chair. The following members were 

 elected: — Resident, Mr J. H. Branfoot, Mr R. Wilbraham Fal- 

 coner, Mr George A. Martin, Mr .J. W. Mudge, Mr John Percy, 

 Mr Thomas R. H. Thomson, Mr Edward Wells. Non- Resident, 

 The Right Hon. The Countess of Dalhousie, Dalhonsie Castle ; 

 Dr Allman, Dublin ; Mr H. Baber, Trin. Coll. Cambridge ; Dr 

 Frederick Farre, London ; Professor Henslow, Cambridge ; Mr 

 G, Quekett., London ; Mr C. A. Stevens, Trin. Coll. Cambridge. — 



Specimens were stated by the Secretary to have been received 

 since last meeting from Dr Alexander, Dr Macreight, Mr N. B. 

 Ward, Mr Baber, Mr Stevens, Professor Henslow, Mr Babington, 

 Mr Lloyd, Mr Mack, Mr Lindsay Carnegie, Dr Walker Arnott, 

 Dr Van Rensselaer, Mr Veronge, Mr R. W. Falconer, Mr White, 

 Mr Christy, Mr Munby, Dr Graham, Dr M'Nab, Mr J. M'Nab, 

 Mr Brand, Mr Stables, Mr Martin, and Dr Pollexfen. — Donations 

 to the library were announced from David Steuart, Esq. and C. 

 C. Babington, Esq. 



Mr Percy read an account of an excursion to the " Jardin de la 

 Mer de Glace" at Chamouni, which was made in July last, with 

 the view of exploring the botany of that elevated spot in the Alps 



