. The geological history of plants. Paleobotany; 1888. 230 THE GEOLOGICAL HISTORY OF PLANTS; the river Ottawa, where it flows over the beds containing these fossils. 9. Oaricem and GraminecB. Fragments in nodules from Green's Creek appear to belong to plants of these groups, but I cannot venture to determine their species. 10. Equisetum scirpoides, Miehx. Fragments in nod- ules. Green's Creek. This is a widely distributed spe- cies, occurring in the Northern States and Canada. 11. Fontinalis. In nodules at Green's Creek there occur, somewhat plentifully, branches of a moss appar- ently of the
. The geological history of plants. Paleobotany; 1888. 230 THE GEOLOGICAL HISTORY OF PLANTS; the river Ottawa, where it flows over the beds containing these fossils. 9. Oaricem and GraminecB. Fragments in nodules from Green's Creek appear to belong to plants of these groups, but I cannot venture to determine their species. 10. Equisetum scirpoides, Miehx. Fragments in nod- ules. Green's Creek. This is a widely distributed spe- cies, occurring in the Northern States and Canada. 11. Fontinalis. In nodules at Green's Creek there occur, somewhat plentifully, branches of a moss appar- ently of the genus Fon- tinalis. 13. AlgcB. With the plants above mentioned, both at Green's Creek and at Montreal, there occur remains of sea- weeds (Fig. 79). They seem to belong to-the genera Fucus and Ulva, but I cannot determine the species. A thick stem in one of the nod- ules would seem to indi- cate a large Laminaria. With the above there are found at Green's Creek a number of fragments of leaves, stems, and fruits, which I have not been able to refer to their species, principally on account of their defective state of preservation. None of the plants above mentioned is properly arctic in its distribution, and the assemblage may be character- ised as a selection from the present Canadian flora of some of the more hardy species having the most northern range. Green's Creek is in the central part of Canada, near to the parallel of 46°, and an accidental selection. Fio. 79.—Frond of Fuaua. Pleisto- cene, Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Dawson, John William, Sir, 1820-1899. New York, D. Appleton and Company
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