550 MR. E. AVETHERED OX THE INFERIOR 



I have confirmed Mr. Witchell's statements as to the freestone 

 character of tlie beds below what I have termed the " typical Pea- 

 Grit Bed ; " my sections, however, show that the pisolitic structure 

 is not confined to that particular bed, but that it continues up to 

 the top of the quarry from which my sections were taken. I there- 

 fore claim that the term Pea-Grit Series may be rightly retained, 

 and that the oolite below the " typical Pea Grit " must be included. 



I now pass to the extreme north of the area under consideration, 

 namely, to Cleeve Hill, the highest elevation of the Cotteswold Hills. 

 Here agaiu the Transition Beds are not exposed ; the beds which 

 are seen are those of the Pea-Grit Series, but probably not the 

 lowest beds. 



The following is a detailed section of the Pea-Grit Series at 

 Cleeve Hill ; most of the measurements were taken in conjunction 

 with Mr. S. S. Buckman, P.G.S. Comparing the section with those 

 of the corresponding beds at the Horsepools and at Stroud, the 

 greater development of the Pea-Grit Series towards the north 

 becomes apparent : — 



Section of the Pea-Grit Series at Cleeve Hill, near Cheltenham. 



Polyzoa Bed, base of the Lower-Freestone Series. 



ft. in. 



26. Yellow Limestone 3 3 



25. Yellow Argillaceous Bed 2 



24. Yellow-browu Arenaceous Bed 2 3 



23. Argillaceous Bed 3 



22. Yellow Limestone. Small oolitic granules 5 



21. Hard Oolitic Limestone 6 



20. White Limestone. Oolitic granules 3 



19. Typical Pea Grit 3 (5 



18. Yellow Argillaceous Partings. Pisolites 10 



17. White Limestone. The topmost 8 inches contain pisolites 7 6 



16. Yellow-grey Limestone 2 6 



15. Typical Pea Grit 4 6 



14. Grey Limestone. Some pisolites 3 4 



13. Grey Limestone with shell-fragments and a few pisolites. 1 6 



12. Hard Brown Limestone 10 



11. Coarse Limestone 1 4 



10. Light Brown Limestone. A few pisolites 1 



9. Soft Brown Limestone 7 



8. Brown Limestone 8 



7. Light Brown Limestone 2 



6. Grey Limestone 3 



5. Light Limestone with yellow patches 7 



4. Brown Limestone. Small pisolites 7 



3. Coarse Limestone 6 



2, Coarse Yellow Limestone 1 2 



1. Light Limestone 1 8 



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I have given the above detailed section for the reason already 

 stated and also for the x)urpose of defining clearly the position of 

 the beds which I select for microscopic examination. 



Bed No. 3. The first glance at the slide containing the specimen 



