The Quarterly journal of the Geological Society of London . George* Sowerb?. /?uart. Jbrzzrn-. Geol. Soc Quart . Joura. Geol. Soc. Vol X. PI. .711. 1853.] HOOKER VOLKMANNIA MORRISII. 199 December 14, 1853. The Rev. Prof. S. Haughton, , , Prof. Isaac NewtonLoomis, «, the Rev. F. F. Statham, , and S. Highley, Jun.,Esq., were elected Fellows. The following communications were read:— 1. On a new species of Volkmannia. By J. D. Hooker,, , [Plate VII.] The subject of the present communication is one of the most re-markable of the many botanical puzzl
The Quarterly journal of the Geological Society of London . George* Sowerb?. /?uart. Jbrzzrn-. Geol. Soc Quart . Joura. Geol. Soc. Vol X. PI. .711. 1853.] HOOKER VOLKMANNIA MORRISII. 199 December 14, 1853. The Rev. Prof. S. Haughton, , , Prof. Isaac NewtonLoomis, «, the Rev. F. F. Statham, , and S. Highley, Jun.,Esq., were elected Fellows. The following communications were read:— 1. On a new species of Volkmannia. By J. D. Hooker,, , [Plate VII.] The subject of the present communication is one of the most re-markable of the many botanical puzzles presented in such abundanceby the shales of the Carboniferous period. It was procured by myfriend Mr. W. Gourlie*, of Glasgow, and forwarded to me with therequest that I would lay some account of it before the GeologicalSociety. As the specimen presented no characters by which itsbotanical affinities could be determined positively, and as our fossilflora is rapidly advancing towards the state of a chaos of synonymy,I felt that my most prudent course was to exhibit the drawing andspecimen for several success
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