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Inoceramus, Pholadomya, ete. before described by Mr. Meek, and — 
which plainly indicated their Cretaceous age. These db ee were 
described by the writer in 1863 (Boston Journal of 
tory, vol. vil, No. 4). Previous to that time the fossil Sars col- 
b erritory of 
Botanist, who published descriptions of them in the American 
viz: 
Populus rhomboidea Lesqx., Quercus Benzoin Lesqx., Quer 
multinervis Lesqx., Quercus platinervis Lesqx., Salix Tslandieus 
esqx., Cinnamomum Heerii Ficus sp. Lesqx., with wi 
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and named Salishuria polymorpha, also a small piece of a fern te 
ferable to the genus Duabraie- and a Sequoia probably identical 
with S. sempervirens, 
The Bellingham Bay plants described by Mr, Lesquereux 60 
sisted of species of Sri cus, Planera, Cinnam 
Persoonia, Diospyros and Acer. By Mr. Lesquereux the plant 
bearing strata of Bellingham Bay and Vancouver's Island is 
regarded as of the same age, and from the resemblance of om 
species they contain to those found in the Miocene of yp 30) 
of which sketches had been sent him by Mr. Lesqueret%. 
these notes the extinct flora of Vancouver’s Island and Bellingham 
ay are considered of the same age, and brought. still 
Miocene of Europe; quite a number of species being reg 
identical with those found at Oeningen, et 
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that time a collection of fossil plants made by D™ i 
Wood at Nanaimo, V. L., and at Buzzard’s Inlet, British Co 
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