Download or read book Observations on New Vegetable Fossils of the Auriferous Drifts (Classic Reprint) written by Gesellschaft F Ur Schweizerische Kunstgeschichte and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2017-10-29 with total page 46 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from Observations on New Vegetable Fossils of the Auriferous Drifts The whole material, on which the description and also Major Shepherd's drawing are founded, consists of two specimens of the fruit solely. As may be noted from the lithographic illustration, these fruits measure fully 2 inches across, and rather more in length. The average thickness of the pericarp is inch; but where it passes into the cavity and penetrates the seed its width attains to 1 inch. The seed, though closely pressed into the cavity, seems free, except at one extremity; but as no remnant of the fruit-stalk or its cicatrix remains observable on the specimens hitherto gathered, the position of the seed, whether erect or inverse. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.