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two are also represented in the Tertiary Flora of Europe. Respecting the 
principal sections of the Vegetable Kingdom, the Cryptogamse contain two 
species, the Gymnospermse twelve, the Monocotyledons two, the Apctalae fifty- 
six, the Gamopetahe eleven, and the Eialypetalm forty. Of the families 
represented by several species, the Proteacese contain twenty species, the 
Cupuliferae fourteen, the Coniferao eleven, the Myrtacece ten, the Laurincoe 
seven, the Legnminosae six, whereas the Moreae, Apocynaceae, and Celastrineae 
contain five species each. 
The results respecting the character of the flora confirm Mr. 
Wilkinson’s statement. We cannot find any reason to suppose the above- 
named localities to be of other than the age stated. It is at first sight 
evident that the character of their flora (especially that of Vegetable Creek 
and Elsinore) deviates strikingly from that of the living Australian Flora. 
According to the latter difference which indicates a greater difference of age 
between both just named floras, as well as regarding the close relationship of 
some of its species to those of the Eocene and Cretaceous Periods, w 7 e may 
conclude that the Fossil Flora described here might be referred to the Lower 
Eocene. 
When we take into consideration only those fossil species which are 
represented by fruits, seeds, and characteristic forms of leaves, w r e obtain new 
and sufficient proofs of the view 7 which I brought to light in the First Part of 
these Contributions, that the elements of Floras are mixed together in the 
Tertiary Flora of Australia. I first alluded to this in a former paper (“ Gene- 
tische Gliederung der Flora Australiens,” Denksch. K. Akad. Wissensch. 
Wien, vol. xxxiv, p. 115). These proofs consist of facts relative to the 
common appearance of genera endemic in Australia, with genera repre- 
sented in other floras, but which are foreign to the Australian one. For 
example, there occur in the fossil Jlora here described, the following 
genera of the Australian Element : — Bhyllocladus, Casuarina, Santalum, 
JPersoonia, Grevillea, Hakea, Lomatia, BanJcsia, Dryandra, Callicoma , 
Ceratopetalum, JPomaderris, Bovonia, and Eucalyptus. On the other side 
we find here, intermixed with the former, types belonging to : Sequoia (Cali- 
fornia), Myrica (Europe, North America, Asia, South Africa), Ainas (Nor- 
thern Hemisphere), Quercus (Northern Hemisphere, nine species), Cinna- 
monium (Asia), Sassafras (North America and East India), Aralia (North 
America, Japan, and New Zealand), Eloaocarpus (Tropical Asia), Acer (Nor- 
thern Hemisphere), Copaifera (Tropical America). In Part I, I have already 
