420 MR ROBERT KIDSTON ON SOME FOSSIL PLANTS FROM 



fossilization intervened, and had probably spent some time on their water journey before 

 finally becoming embedded, and, as further suggested by Mr Morton, were perhaps 

 enveloped in a soft calcareous mud, in which for a period the ordinary processes of 

 decay were carried on. Along with the plants, and on the same slabs, marine shells are 

 frequent. 



Immediately overlying the plant-bearing strata is a bed with marine molluscan 

 remains.* The whole series is essentially marine. 



From the remarks just made, it may be inferred that the plant remains do not 

 generally occur in a good state of preservation, and with the majority of the specimens 

 this is unfortunately the case. There are, however, many that can be easily identified, 

 and a few more fortunate individuals which are in a very fair state of preservation. 

 Some of these latter are here figured and described. 



As far as I can learn, the first collection of fossil plants from Teilia Quarry was made 

 by the late Mr J. B. Shone, Chester, and it is now deposited in the Museum of the 

 Society of Natural Science, Chester. Through the kindness of Mr A. W. Lucas, one 

 of the secretaries of the Society, I have been enabled to examine these specimens, t 



Another good collection has been made by Mr E. Bouverie Luxmoore, F.G.S., St. 

 Asaph, the better part of which he has contributed to the British Museum (Nat. Hist.), 

 South Kensington, and to the Woodwardian Museum, Cambridge. I am indebted to 

 Mr Luxmoore for the privilege of examining the specimens still in his possession, to 

 Dr Woodward for examining those in the British Museum, and to Mr A. C. Seward, 

 through whose kind offices Professor M'Kenny Hughes gave me an opportunity of studying 

 the specimens presented to the Woodwardian Museum. I am also under additional 

 obligations to Mr Luxmoore, by whom many of the best specimens were collected, and to 

 Mr G. H. Morton, for assistance in points connected with the geology of the district in 

 which Teilia Quarry is situated. 



Synopsis of Species. 



Asterocalamites, Schimper. 

 Asterocalamites scrobiculatus, Schloth., sp. 



Asterocalamites scrobiculatus, Zeiller, Veget. foss. d. terr. Iwuil., p. 17., pi. clix. fig. 2. 



Calamites scrobiculatus, Schloth., Petrefactenhunde, p. 402, pi. xx. fig. 4. 



Catamites radiatus, Brongt., Hist. d. veget. foss., p. 122, pi. xxvi. figs. 1-2. 



Archwocalamites radiatus, Stur., Culm Flora, Heft i. p. 2, pi. i. figs. 3-8, pis. ii., iii., iv., v. figs. 1-2 ; 



Heft ii. p. 180, pi. ii. figs. 1-6, pi. iii. figs. 1-2, pi. iv. fig. 1, pi. v. fig. 1. 

 Bovnia radiata, Schimper, Traite d. paleont. veget., vol. i. p. 335 ; vol. iii. p. 454 (Syn. iu part). 



* Lists of the fossils associated with this and the other subdivisions of the limestone are given in Mr Morton's 

 paper. 



t I believe it was from this collection of fossils that the list of plants which was communicated by a friend to Mr 

 Morton, and given by him at p. 179 of his paper, was drawn up. I am sorry to say, however, that only one of the 

 identifications there given appears to be correct. 



