coxites. 223 



referred to this genus. Judging- by his figure, the specimen 

 appears to rue to be hardly capable of generic identification. 



Scale- leaves of Gtmnospermous affinity. 



Feistmantel l has figured a number of obovate or obovately 

 triangular leaves, with a truncated base, and a radiating nervation. 

 These he regarded as scale -leaves of Gymnospermous affinity. 

 The specimens were obtained from the Karharbari, Barakar, ami 

 Eaniganj Groups in India. Somewhat similar scale-leaves from 

 Australia were also noticed by Dana. 2 



PLANTS mCERT^E SEDIS. 



Genus CONITES, Sternberg, 1824. 



[Flora Vonvelt, Heft iii, p. 36.] 



This generic name has been revived recently by Mr. Seward 3 

 for isolated cones of doubtful affinity. 



Conites, sp. (from South Africa). 



V. 3615. Figured by Seward (97>), p. 331, pi. xxii, fig. 2. 



A small cone, 2 cm. long and 1 cm. broad, associated with a leaf 

 of Gangamopteris. Mr. Seward describes the surface as showing 

 "4 to 6-sided areas, measuring 2mm. in length, and from 1 to 

 1'oram. in breadth, which appear to be the proximal ends of thick 

 scales which expanded distally. The proximal ends appear to be 

 solid ; the fractured appearance of a few of the areas is probably 

 accidental, and does not indicate originally hollow scales. Had 

 the scales been hollow, the specimen would have presented a close 

 agreement with an Araucarian cone, and it is still possible that it 

 may represent a number of Araucarian scales detached from a broad 

 central axis, and seen from the inside." 



Yereeniging, Transvaal. Pres. by D. Draper, Esq., 1898. 



1 Feistmantel (80), p. 119, pi. xlviiA, figs. 8, 16-18, 21, 23; (82), p. -12, 

 pi. xiv, figs. 4, 5, 7, S, 10. 



2 Dana (49), p. 714, pi. xii, figs. 1-8. 



3 Seward (95), pp. 113, 222. 



