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| Keywords: The Quarterly journal of the Geological Society of London (12513010175).jpg 456 <br> PEOCEEDINGS OP THE GEOLOGICAL SOCIETY June 19 <br> rhizome rose in a serpentine direction to the seam of gravel 2 feet <br> above where it ended and no trace of it was seen either in the gravel <br> or the sand above This section was seen by Mr Flower and Mr <br> Searles Wood the latter of whom suggested in explanation of the <br> position of the frond that the rhizome of the fern must have been <br> washed down by the stream the heavier part resting on the bot- <br> tom and the frond rising towards the surface in which position it <br> must have become imbedded in volumes of sand If this expla- <br> nation is correct it is evident that the flow of the river at that time <br> must have been from west to east viz the direction of the present <br> river I leave it however for botanists to determine whether it may <br> be possible that the rhizome of a fern of the surface-period may by <br> natural growth have descended to so great a depth as 8 feet 6 inches <br> from the surface <br> Section G at the top of Lome Terrace surface 83 feet furnished <br> the largest and best-formed implement discovered in this place It <br> is triangular 8 inches long and 4 inches at the base ; the natural <br> surface of the flint is left at the butt-end It was found beneath <br> several deposits of sand gravel and brick-earth at a depth of 13 <br> feet 6 inches from the surface The upper surface of the London <br> Clay was here seen to slope gently upward towards the north <br> Section H fig 4 shows the position of a number of flakes remark- <br> Fig 4 � Section H in High-terrace Gravel north of Chaucer Road <br> Surface 82 feet <br> 9 ft <br> -'fSot; <br> a Surface soil 6 in b Brick-earth with seams of white sand 4 ft c Gravel <br> with seams of white sandy clay 4 ft 6 in d London Clay 34985507 108770 51125 Page 456 Text v 28 http //www biodiversitylibrary org/page/34985507 1872 Geological Society of London Biodiversity Heritage Library The Quarterly journal of the Geological Society of London v 28 1872 Geology Periodicals Smithsonian Libraries bhl page 34985507 dc identifier http //biodiversitylibrary org/page/34985507 smithsonian libraries Information field Flickr posted date ISOdate 2014-02-14 Check categories 2015 August 26 CC-BY-2 0 BioDivLibrary https //flickr com/photos/61021753 N02/12513010175 2015-08-27 09 51 03 cc-by-2 0 PD-old-70-1923 The Quarterly journal of the Geological Society of London 1872 Photos uploaded from Flickr by Fæ using a script | ||||
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