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Fig. 2. Terminal portion of a compound pinna cor- 



responding to Fig. 1, Plate VI. 

 " 3. Sphenopteris auriculata, Spec. nov. A portion 



from the upper part of tlie frond. 

 " 3° Enlarged pinnules from different parts of 



3* the same. Fig. 3" is a portion of a pin- 

 s'' nule from the lower part of the speci- 

 men. 

 " 4. A portion of the lower part of the frond of 



the same plant. 

 " 4°. An enlarged portion of an ultimate pinna 



or pinnule of the same. 

 " 5. Sphenopteris pachynervis, Spec. nov. 

 " 5". An enlarged pinnule of the same. 



*' 6. Summit of a pinna of the same. 



" 7. Sphenopteris hastata, Spec. nov. A portion of a 



pinna. 

 " 7". An enlarged x^innule of the same. 



Plate VIII. 



Fig. 1. Neuropteris flexuosa, Brongt., var. longifolia. 



" 2. Neuropteris platynervis, Spec. nov. 



" 3. Neuropteris dictyopteroides, Spec. nov. An 



entire pinnule. 



" 4, The same plant. Fig. 4° is an enlarged 



portion of the base of one of the pinnules 

 of the last, to show the reticulation. 



" 5. The same plant. The sj^ecimen shows the 



summit of the pinna or frond. 



" 6. Neuropteris flexuosa, Brongt. A small abnor- 



mal form. 



" 7, 8. Neuropteris hirsuta, Lesqx. Fructified leaflets. 



" 8". A portion of the pinnule enlarged, to show 



sori on the veins. 



Plate IX. 



Fig. 1. Neuropteris odontopteroides, Spec. nov. A pinna 

 pinna from the lower part of the frond. 

 " 1". An enlarged pinnule of the same. 



