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The Flowering Plants of the Mesozoic Age in the Light of Recent Discoveries 1

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THE subject which I have chosen for my address relates to plants of Mesozoic or Secondary age, ranging from the Trias, through the Jurassic, to the Cretaceous, great period which bridges the gulf between the antique vegetation of Palæozoic days and the essentially modern type of flora which characterises the Tertiary formations.

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  1. Abridged from the presidential address delivered by Dr. D. H. Scott, F.R.S., before the Royal Microscopical Society on January 16, and published in the Journal of the Society for April.

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