Report on the United States and Mexican Boundary Survey: Made Under the Direction of the Secretary of the Interior, Volume 1, Part 2C. Wendell, printer, 1857 - Botany |
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Page viii
... plates of palæontology . ( See - explanation of plates to Professor Hall's report . ) 99 165 NOTE . - I think it proper to state that I do not concur with Mr. Schott in his conclusion on page 96 , where he says : " From this we have the ...
... plates of palæontology . ( See - explanation of plates to Professor Hall's report . ) 99 165 NOTE . - I think it proper to state that I do not concur with Mr. Schott in his conclusion on page 96 , where he says : " From this we have the ...
Page 85
... the most abundant and widely spread is a species of Turritella .— ( See Plate No. XIX , fig . 8. ) This formation is distinctly traceable at various points up the SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA . 85 Section of Lignite Bluff, near San Diego.
... the most abundant and widely spread is a species of Turritella .— ( See Plate No. XIX , fig . 8. ) This formation is distinctly traceable at various points up the SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA . 85 Section of Lignite Bluff, near San Diego.
Page 103
... plates were increased by these additions . The collections of the Survey of the New Boundary , in 1854 and 1855 , have also contributed several new species to those previously described , and these I have likewise submitted to Mr ...
... plates were increased by these additions . The collections of the Survey of the New Boundary , in 1854 and 1855 , have also contributed several new species to those previously described , and these I have likewise submitted to Mr ...
Page 115
... plates . The locality south from No. 1 of this series , and belonging to the same ( dividing ) range . VIII . - Specimens from the eastern slope of the Cordilleras . 1. Coarsely crystalline granite , with much mica and feldspar ...
... plates . The locality south from No. 1 of this series , and belonging to the same ( dividing ) range . VIII . - Specimens from the eastern slope of the Cordilleras . 1. Coarsely crystalline granite , with much mica and feldspar ...
Page 144
... PLATE II , FIG . 3 , a , b . Horn - shaped , curved , with transverse , obtuse undulations ; radii equal , prominent ... plate 21. The association of these and other species with the well known cretaceous fossil Gryphæa Pitcheri ...
... PLATE II , FIG . 3 , a , b . Horn - shaped , curved , with transverse , obtuse undulations ; radii equal , prominent ... plate 21. The association of these and other species with the well known cretaceous fossil Gryphæa Pitcheri ...
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