SAPIXDALES. 



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aceous. Petiolulc short and stout, about 2 

 millimeters in length. Miih'ib stout. Seeond- 

 aries thin, numerous, about 1.5 pairs, diverging 

 from the midrib at witle angles ; rather straight 

 to the marginal regioii, where they form camp- 

 todi'ome arches parallel with the margins. 

 Tertiaries largely obsolete; intermediate ones 

 diverge from the miilril) between and parallel 

 with the secondaries, to which they arc con- 

 nected by very faint nervilles. 



This species may be compared with a rmmber 

 of modern forms. It is like the leaflets of numer- 

 ous species of Rhus, for example Blius cnpal- 

 lina Lmne. It is named for its resemblance to 

 Metopium P. Bro^\^le, a genus represented in 

 the Wilcox flora, anil one that contains 2 existing 

 species which are confined to southern Florida, 

 the West Indies, and Honduras. Metopium is 

 often united with Rhus, of which it is the tropi- 

 cal representative. The present species is very 

 similar to the somewhat variable leafed M<to- 

 pium metopium Small (Rims iiiitdpiuiu), so 

 abundant along the shores and keys of southern 

 Florida and in the Bahamas, as well as in Cuba, 

 Jamaica, and Honduras. 



Occurrence. — Holly Springs sand, HoUy 

 Springs and Vaughns, near Lanuir, Benton 

 County, Miss, (collected ])y L. C. Johnson). 

 Lagrange forniation (in beds of Wilcox age), 

 Wickliffe, Ballard County, Ky. (coUected by 

 L.C.Glenn), aiul Puryear, Henry County, Tenn. 

 (collected by E. W. lierry). 



Collections. — U. S. National Museum. 



Anacardites SEEEATis Bcny, n. sp. 



Plate LVIII, figure 8. 



Description. — Leaflets lanceolate and more 

 or less falcate in genei'al oxitline, widest above 

 the midcUe, tapering to a sharp conical 2>oint 

 and narrowing gi-aduaUy to the elongated, 

 acutely pointed base. Length about 8 centi- 

 meters. Maximum width about 1..5 centi- 

 meters. Margins entue and markedly undu- 

 late in the basal half of the leaflet, with closest 

 and inconspicuous serrate teeth in the distal 

 half. Texture coriaceous. Midrib stout, 

 cm'ved. Secondaries of medium size, immer- 

 ous; about 20 generally subopposite pans 

 diverge from the mickib at wide angles, curve 

 regidarly upward, sub]>arallel, and are (lamj)- 

 todi'ome close to the margins. 



This well-marked species is sparingly repre- 

 sented in the collections. It resembles some- 

 what the Cuban s])e(ies Ardisia (Icacorea) den- 

 tata. Do CandoU(^ and tlu^ fossil form Ardisia 

 {Icaconv) lanc(ohita Ettingshausen ' from the 

 Bohemian Tertiary. iUl things considered, it 

 is believed to rcj^resent a Wilcox species of 

 Anacardiaceaj of uncertain generic relationship. 



Occurrence. — Lagi'ange formation (in beds 

 of Wilcox age), Ij miles west of Cirand Junc- 

 tion, in Fayette County, Tenn. (collected by 

 E. W. Beny). 



Collection. — -U. S. National Museum. 



Family ILICACEa:. 

 Genus ILEX Linne. 



Ilex eolioxitic.v Berry, n. sp. 



Plalc LIX, fisuro 7. 



Description. — L(>aves small, ovate-lanceolate 

 in general outline, tht^ apex gi-aduaUy nar- 

 rowed, acuminate, and the base more ab- 

 ruptly narrowed and decurrent. Length about 

 5.5 centimet(TS. Maximum width, below the 

 middle, about 2 centimeters. Margins entire. 

 Texture coriaceous. Petiole short and stout, 

 about 4 or 5 millimeters in length, tumid proxi- 

 mad. Midrib stout, curved. Secondaries 

 ab<iut eight, rather stout, alternate pairs; they 

 diverge from tlie midrib at angles of about 50°, 

 curving slightly upward at fii-st and more ab- 

 ruptly in the margintd region, where they are 

 caniptodrome. Tertiaries mostly immersed. 

 The form, texture, and venation ally these 

 leaves with those of numerous modern species 

 of Ilex. The genus Ilex, which is larg(>ly 

 Auierican, contains more than 200 existing 

 species found in nearly aU tropical and temper- 

 ate regions of the world and espcciaUy abun- 

 dant in northern South America. The leaves 

 show considerable variation and include forms 

 with entire and variously toothed margins. 

 The genus appears to be but sparingly repre- 

 sented in tlu^ Tertiary floras of southeastern 

 North America. 



Occurrence. — HoUy Springs sand, HoUy 

 Springs, Marshall County, Miss, (collected by 

 E. W. Berry). 



Collection. — U. S. National Museum. 



■Ettingshaiiseii, C. von, Die fossile Flora des Tertiar-Beckens von 

 Bilin, pt. 2, p. iO, pi. 37, fig. 28, 1868. 



