286 Scientific Intelligence. 
6. Notes on Radiata in the Museum of Yale College, No. eb 
Review of the Corals and maps cot of the West Coast of Am 
by A. E. Verritt. (From the Transactions of the Connestial 
Academy, Vol. I. New Haven: April, 1868, to February, 1869.)— 
This memoir, which has been issued and distributed in signatures, 
each bearing we date of publication, is now « mpleted to the 
Order, Actinaria. The number of species of Alecyonaria ent- 
merated is 62, of which all except 8 have been examined an 
mostly redescribed by the author, while 26 species are here deseri- 
moe as n e descriptions are very elaborate and complete, 
Seite ‘attention having Svat ‘iven to the forms of the 
amounting to 100 or 20¢ ) are given. ese are regarded as 
of the utmost mage ea since it is now known that be spicula 
afford e gen 
and species, — oe are accompanied by four plates, two 
illustrating the sy 
e species are distribnted among the ayes genera: 
Renilla, 1; Ptilosarcus, 1; Leio optilum ; Stylatula, 2 Bie 
mo- 
tion a a capital of $500,000. Professor Lesquereux, im 
port on the Fossil Plants of the Museum, makes the following ee 
on 
“ The Ancient Flora of America—First. That the floras of ouF 
ancient formations already had peculiar types, which separated 
from Sacks other those of the different song This is even evF 
ez ia onding flor this’ 
: i our Tertaoy che ark floras of Europe. More than se 
_ sides of the Rocky Mountains. 
In va 
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