370 J. M. Safford on the Cretaceous 
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happy condition of the country. The following is a list of the 
species as revised by Mr. Lesquereux: 
; sitll myrtifolia ? Willd. 7. Andromeda ssf affinis, 
Prunus Caroliniana, Michx. * Andromeda a, Lsqx. 
$ Laurus Caroliniensis ? Michx 9, Hleagnus renga Ls 
4. Fagus ferruginea, Michx. (Fr uit.) 1. Sapotucites Americanus, Lig 
5. Quercus crassinervis, Ung. . Salix? densinervis, Lsqx. 
6. Quercus Saffordii, Lsqx. 
The first four are recent; the others are new or unknown. In 
a letter to me of Feb. 18 61, Mr. Lesquereux expresses the opin- 
ion that they are of Miocene, br most likely of Upper Miocene, 
age. In deference to my e ent friend’s opinion, I shall re- 
gard the group as Miocene fide more light can be thrown upon 
the question. *° Had it not been for the ‘present condition of the 
rE ea more ample material would have been placed in bis 
ands fi 
I have Rot ae able to find even the cast of a shell in this 
series. The discovery of a few known species, if such exist, is 
a Betdcacai 
6. The Bluff Lignite—This is a provisional group, and con: 
sists, especially in the middle and southern parts of the State, of 
a series of stratified sands with more or less sandy slaty clay, 
osed below the panel “of the Missiseitps blufis. At ae 
rere it scarcely appears above low water. About one ban 
red fe the series has been seen below the gravel. In_ this 
Nees it contains from one to three beds of lignite, which are 
from aoe a foot to four feet in thickness. 
group has no marked eastern outcrop, and may thin out 
© T must confess eee I cannot rid bef of the citi pee that this gro up is 
o—* least Eve I do not know that I can assign a good reason for Key im- 
on. have 
say they were absolutel de pra on account of - unsatisfactory won 
I see too that sagen is inclined t ce his “ Northern Lignitie,” which inc 
i one Sand pare at the very boftons of the Eocene. 
and o 
ef Fetebeess to the erat abore, it will be remarked that two of the rece recent spe 
cies are given wit uery ; oubt, too, is ae N (this Joma loc. o 
with reference to the i ic sired of ‘the ‘nut of ee ferruginea I a aware that Mr. 
