A card from J. Kinker, Amsterdam of November 11,1884 makes mention of "something very new that has been discovered of Marine deposits of diatom materials in the midst of Europe"! Namely in Hungary and Moravia, containing forms that are met with in similar deposits in Central America - California, the Pacific Sea and so on, also new unknown forms. "It is intended afterwards to have them figured and described - and then I think they will be distributed more freely - now only very few possess them from the discoverer. They are said to be very difficult to clean well. It is a curious thing - throwing a new light upon Geological relations.
V.A.L.