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Remarks. — This species is common throughout all the divisions of the British Goal 

 Measures. 



Locality. — Woodhill Quarry, Kilmaurs. 



Horizon. — Shale over Sandstone. 

 Locality. — No. 3 Pit, Springhill, Crosshouse. 



Horizon. — Shale above Major Coal, and shale above M'Naught Coal. 

 Locality. — Busbie, near Kilmarnock. 



Horizon. — Two fathoms below Ell Coal. 

 Locality. — Cauldhame Pit, Springhill Colliery, near Dreghorn. 



Horizon. — Near Lin Bed. 

 Locality. — Dean, Kilmarnock Water. 



Horizon. — Shale above Whistler Coal. 



Annularia, Sternberg. 

 Annularia galioides, L. and H., sp. 



(Plate II. figs. 4 and 4a.) 



Asterophyllites galioides, L. and H., Fossil Flora, vol. i. pi. xxv. fig. 2. 



Annularia microphylla, Sauveur, Ve'ge't. foss. d. terr. houil. Belgique, pi. lxix. fig. 6. 



Annularia microphylla, Stur, Calamarien d. Carb. Flora d. Schatz. Schichten, p. 211, pi. xiv. figs. 8, 9; 



pi., xvb. fig. 2. 

 Annularia microphylla, Zeiller, Yegit. foss. d. bassin houil. d. Valen., p. 392, pi. lx. fig. 34. 

 Annularia minuta, Wood, Trans. Amer. Phil. Soc, vol xiii. p. 348, pi. viii. fig. 2. 



Description. — Primary branches calamitoid, large, giving off opposite distichous 

 branches at each node ; secondary branches given off in same manner. Leaves whorled, 

 lanceolate, free, with acute points, single nerved, whorls on ultimate branchlets distant 

 from each other about the length of the leaves, and diminishing in size from the base of 

 the branch upwards. 



Remarks. — This species has the same mode of growth as Annularia radiata ( = foliage 

 of Calamites ramosus) and Annularia sphenophylloides, where the branches are given 

 off in two opposite vertical series. Annularia galioides is distinguished from the latter 

 by its sharp-pointed leaves, which are not spathulate, and from Annularia radiata by 

 its shorter and broader leaves, and has altogether a denser mode of growth. The number 

 of leaves in each branchlet-whorl varies from six to twelve. A whorl of leaves also 

 surrounds the nodes that give off the branchlets. At fig. 4, Plate II., is shown a 

 small specimen, natural size, which was sent me by the Rev. D. Landsborough. At 

 fig. 4a a few of the leaves are drawn x 3. 



I have no doubt the plant described by Sauveur as Annularia microphylla is 

 synonymous with Lindley and Hutton's Asterophyllites galioides, which, however, must 

 be placed in the genus Annularia. 



