14 FLORA OF SOUTHERN NEW YORK AND NEW ENGLAND. 



EOCAEITIES WHERE FOSSIE PEANTS HAVE BEEN FOUND. 



Within the areal limits of the islands mentioned a number of localities have 

 yielded fossil plants. At some they were found in place in the clays; at others, as 

 morainal material more or less closely associated with them, as will be described 

 more fully in the geological 'discussion. 



Following is a list of the localities, with the characters of the plant-bearing 

 deposits: 



Staten Island : 



Green Ridge, clays in place. 



Kreischerville, clays in place. 



Tottenville, morainal material. 



Richmond Valley, morainal material. 



Princess Bay, morainal material. 



Arrochar, morainal material. 

 Long Island : 



Brooklyn, morainal material. 



Elm Point (Great Neck), clays in place? 



Mott Point (Manbasset Neck), morainal material. 



Sea Cliff, morainal material. 



Glen Cove, clays in place and morainal material. 



Dos*oris Island, morainal material. 



Oak Neck, morainal material. 



Center Island, morainal material. 



Cold Spring, clays in place. 



Lloyd Neck, morainal material. 



Little Neck (Northport Harbor), clays in place. 



Eatons Neck, morainal material. 



Montauk Point, morainal material. 

 Block Island: 



Black Rock Point, morainal material. 



, Southeast Point, morainal material. 



Balls Point, morainal material. 

 Marthas Vineyard : 



Gay Head, clays disturbed by glacial action and morainal material. 



Nashaquitsa, clays disturbed by glacial action. 



Chappaquiddick, morainal material redistributed. 

 Elizabeth Islands : 



Naushon, morainal material. 



PREVIOUS DESCRIPTIONS AND STUDIES OF THE REGION. 



The region included within the scope of this monograph attracted the attention of 

 geologists and others interested in natural phenomena before the beginning of the 

 last century. The earlier scientific descriptions consist for the most part of narra- 

 tives of explorations, with references to facts observed and conclusions deduced from 

 them, which although they sound crude and quaint to-day are of interest and value 

 in reflecting the habit of mind which prevailed at the time they were written, and 

 when read in connection with later investigations and interpretations form an 

 instructive chapter in the evolution of scientific observation and reasoning. 



In 1786 Kev. Samuel West, William Baylies, and four others formed a party to 

 visit Marthas Vineyard, and the account of their voyage and what they observed was 



