I'ART 1.] Blauford: Palmoniological lieUtions of the Gondwdna System. 
the Karharbari beds had always been classed by the Survey as lower Damudas 
until the plant-remains were examined. I shall, however, show presently that the 
Karbarb^iri beds must be separated from the true Damudas. One of the extracts 
] have above quoted shows that Dr. Peistmantel considers that the relations of 
the Damuda flora to that of the European trias is well marked, independently of 
the Karharbari plants. 
It is as well here before turning to the connexion between the Damudas and 
the Australian rocks to recapitulate the succession in descending order of the 
New South Wales beds as given by Mr. Clarke and Mr. Wilkinson. i Dr. Feist- 
mantel’s classification I will dispose of hereafter. The following is the succes¬ 
sion :— 
1. Wyaiiamattfi beds. 
2. Hawkesbury beds. 
3. Upper coal measures, or Newcastle, Wollongonsr, and Bowciifels series. 
4. Low'er coal measures associated with marine beds. 
5. Lepidodendron beds (Devonian). 
Dr. Feistmantel in the paper to which I am especially replying admits a cer¬ 
tain connection between the Damuda flora and that of the upper coal measures 
of Australia. Yet he writes—in this case referring to the upper coal measures 
No.3— 
“ Thus it seems that the evidence of a connection with the Australian coal measures is very 
weak, while the fossils enumerated as common with European Trias are unmistakeably identical.” 
It is only fair to say that the most of Dr. Feistmantel’s remarks on the dissi¬ 
milarity of the Damuda and Australian floras refer to the lower coal measures of 
Australia, and to these I will proceed presently. I am how'ever, I believe, stating 
his views fairly when I conclude that he considers the connexion between the 
Damuda flora and that of the European lower triassic rocks stronger than that 
which unites the Damudas with the upper coal measures of Austi’alia. To show 
how far this view is tenable, I place in parallel columns (I) Dr. Peistmantel’s 
own list of Damuda plants,® minus the Karharbari forms which are not known 
to occur in true Damuda rock.s, (2) Schimper’s list of Bunter (tower triassic) 
plants,"* and (3) the list of Australian species fi’om the upper coal measures ob¬ 
tained by adding together the names given by McCoy, Morris, and Dana.® 
* Q. J. G. S., 1861, Vol. XVII, p. 358. “Mines and Mineral Statistic.s of New South 
Wales,” Sydney, 1875, p. 128. 
^ Roc. G. S. I., Vol. IX, p. 122. Only one species, VoUda heteropTiylla, has been shown to be 
specifically identical with a European plant. T'oU’iia acutifolia is, I understand, a synonym of 
V. heterophylla, and the connexion in other species is merely generic. 
“ Rec. G. S. 1., Vol. IX, pp. 119-121, and suhscfiuent additions. 
•' Traite do Paldontoh.gio Vegetale, Vol. Ill, p. 645. 
® Q. .T. G. S,, 1861, p, 359. 
