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From Mr. John Dunn (Vice-President of the Scar- 

 borough Philosophical Society). 



Scarborough, September 3rd, 1832. 



Dear Sib, — The Plant most resembling No. 1 is called by Phillips, 

 Plate VIII., Fig. 8, Pecopteris longifolia, and at page 148 it is 

 denominated Pecopteris paucifolia,, where it says, " the leaves are never 

 attached." These leaves are attached by a pedicle in the form of an 

 nmbelle to the stem. The midrib very obvions and lateral nerves 

 branching from it ending in dichotomons subdivisions. The leaf is by 

 no means so narrow in the centre as Phillips', nor so long in proportion 

 to its width. The two extremities of the leaf are nearly equal. 



No. 2 is also attached to the stem, which is thicker than the last. 

 The nerves also proceed from a central rib in a similar manner. The 

 shape of the leaf is very different, being twice the length and, except at 

 the extremities, of a more uniform size all the way through. 



No. 3 explains pretty nearly itself. The nerves are fine, parallel, 

 longitudinal, about ten or twelve in number. The leaf forms a sort of 

 leafy stalk at the insertion of the stem. They are not opposite. Two here 

 and there are comprised together. 



The specimen belongs to Mr. Bean, and the drawings were taken 

 by my friend and patient, Miss Helen Thornhill, a lady of high family 

 from Derbyshire, now staying here, etc. 



Yours sincerely, 

 (Signed) John Dunn. 



The drawings referred to in the above letter are those 

 reproduced in Plate LXIIL of the " Fossil Flora" under 

 the name Gloss op tens Phillip sii. 



This small selection will be concluded with a letter from 

 the Eev. W. T. Bree, describing the Allesley Fossil Tree : 



Allesley Eectoey, near Coventry, 



April 25th, 1840. 



Dear Sir, — Herewith I have the pleasure of sending you a lithograph 

 of the Allesley Fossil Tree, the entire production of a self-taught genius, 

 our Tillage Carpenter. You will understand that the tree extended some 

 yards further towards the spectator; these portions were removed when 



