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wrinkled surface of Benstcdtia. Very similar to Fliche's specimen 

 represented in his fig. 2. On the face of the cast shown in the 

 drawing the bark is represented by a very small piece — h, exhibiting 

 the Benstcdtia texture. 



Other Specimens : 297c, an almost flat impression, 12 cm. long, 

 with some carbonaceous matter on the surface, bearing numerous 

 tubercles, reminding one of the transversely elongated lenticels on a 

 piece of birch bark. 338c, with fragments of Cladoplilehis hroxoniana 

 and a coniferous twig. 364c, with Zamites, 379c the cast of a stem 

 32 cm. long, showing a single branch-scar ; one side is covered with 

 a layer of bark similar to that shown in pi. v., fig. 2, resting on the 

 woody substance of the stem. 380c, a narrow branching cast, 

 probably referable to Benstedtia ; 381c, 382c, 383c, 384c, 386c. 



CYCADOPHYTA? 



Genus CAEPOLITHES Sternberg. 



Carpolithes sp. 



The collection includes a single seed (388c) of oval nut-like form, 

 1-3 cm. long by 9 mm. in breadth. In shape it represents that of a 

 recent cycad rather than the seed of a conifer, and may be included 

 under Gymnospermas as a doubtful representative of the Cycadophyta. 



Geoup coniferales. 



Family AEAUCAEIE^. 



Genus AEAUCx\EITES Presl. 



Araucarites rogersi * sp. nov. 



Plate VL, figs. 4-7. 



Cone-scales broad, reaching a breadth of 3 cm. ; distal margin 

 straight, prolonged into a short median appendage (fig. 4), and 



* After my friend, Mr. A. W. Rogers, of the Geological Commission of Cape 

 Colony. 



