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MR. S. A. ADAMSON, E.G.S._, ON “ DECENT DISCOVERIES’ 
broken at their extremities. Details of the roots are as follows 
Root 
No. 
1 
2 
3 
4 
5 
6 
7 
8 
Diameter 
close to 
stump. 
Indies. 
. 20 
20i 
19 
171 
20 
18 
20 
20 ^ 
Distance 
Distance from point of 
from 
bifurcation to 
Greatest 
stump to 
present termination 
length of 
bifurcation of roots. of root. 
root. 
Right fork. 
Left fork. 
ft. in. 
ft. in. 
ft. in. 
ft. in. 
... 6 0 ... 
... 2 3 . 
2 6 
8 6 
... 7 6 ... 
... 1 9 . 
2 6 
... 10 0 
... 7 0 ... 
... 6 0 . 
8 C 
... 16 0 
... 8 0 ... 
... 7 6 . 
7 6 
15 6 
... 7 0 ... 
... 3 0 . 
0 3 
... 10 0 
... 7 0 ... 
... 4 0 . 
1 9 
... 11 0 
... 7 0 ... 
not bared. 
7 0 
... part bared. 
ditto. 
5 6 
The stump is almost entirely denuded away, as at the utmost some 
twelve or fifteen inches only can be said to be left of it; what is left 
is irregular m shape, but approximately circular, with an average 
diameter of three feet eleven inches. The markings on the roots are 
not so fine as on the first specimen, still if is another example of 
Stigmana ficoides. There are many broken pieces of Stigmaria laid 
about m various places, but we were informed that they did not all 
belong to the tree in question; and as they were thus mixed it would 
be quite unreliable to attempt to restore the roots to their original 
length. Although most certainly this is a magnificient specimen,°yet, 
after careful comparison and due consideration of all points, we did 
not consider it as fine an example as the one previously discovered by 
Messis. Murgatroyd. Occurring about the same time as the last case, 
there were discovered some fossil roots at Bradford. These were also 
in the lower coal measures, and were come across by workmen in 
excavating for the erection of some new buildings in Darley Street. 
As in the former cases, these too were uncovered with great care I 
had not an opportunity of seeing the specimens in situ, but my friend 
Dr. Monckman furnished me with the following particulars There 
are seven distinct stumps in position, within a distance of twelve yards, 
varying m size from one foot six inches to two feet six inches in 
diameter. The roots are in loose sandy shale, the stumps in ragstone, 
in which lipple-marked and worm-tracked stones are found. The 
largest stump has a diameter of two feet six inches, longest axis, and 
two feet diameter at right angles to longest axis. It has been partly 
bared only, showing some stigmarian roots. The larger roots and the 
stumps are covered with carbonaceous matter. The second stump is 
smaller ; height of stump, one foot eight inches ; longest diameter, 
seventeen inches; at right angles to this, sixteen inches. There are 
