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of Central Europe is very instructive. It might show that that 
tree was of more recent introduction into the latter than the 
former country ; but it cannot prove that it was not still earlier 
in some other region, whence it may have spread_successively 
into both territories, still less that its course of dissemination 
was directly from Spitsbergen over Northern and Central Eu- 
rope. Moreover the determination of Pinus Abies is not so 
oy neing as that of the Zaxodiwm, resting as it does, if I cor- 
ectly understand Prof. Heer’s expression, on detac hed seeds 
iat leaves, with a few scales of one cone, and may require 
further confirmation 
In the above observations it is very far from my wish to de- 
tract from the great value of Professor Heer’s researches.  In- 
terested as I have been in the investigation of the history of 
only as a justification of the hope that they may in some meas- 
ure — sh proved facts from vague guesses, in order that 
may know how far yolianee 3 = to be placed | on their con- 
clusions. 
ArT. XXXIL—Account of the fall of a Meteorie Stone in ‘Stewart 
County, Georgia ; by Professor JosePpH E. WILLET. 
In October, 1869, I learned that a metoric explosionh ad 
oceurred in Stewart count , Georgia. I immediately requested 
Hon. John T. Clarke, a in ae of the county adjoining Stewart, 
to enquire whether any stone or stones had fallen, and to en- 
deavor to procure them for Mercer University. J udge Sona 
descended, generously presented it to our Museum. To Judge 
Clarke and to Mr. Latimer, I am indebted for the following 
a mage of the magtomens attending the descent of the meteorite. 
Mr. B fates f Bladen’s creek, Stewart county, has 
kindly ee the Salling particulars of the flight of the 
body Gace the air, and of the several explosions, which occurred 
nearly vertically above him. 
“The morning of the 6th October last (1869) was quite clear, 
