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has studied the plants which grew on the Dogger Bank 
when it formed part of Continental England, and in his 
opinion they are modern in character. They represent 
living species, of the kind which favour a moderate climate 
Fui. II. — The land-connection between England and the Continent in 
early Neolithic times (Mr Clement Reid). 
and marshy surroundings. My friend, Mr J. Sinel,^*has 
studied the submerged forests off the coasts of Jersey. 
^e has traced the old land surface, on which the forest 
grew, right out into the English Channel, until a depth 
1 Prehistoric Times and Men of the Channel Islands, ]exsey, 1914 
