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on the otlipr liaiul, to which Englcr and Pi-:iiitl 

 refer tlie <;cmis Goeppertia Nees as a subgemis, 

 contains ini)i(> tlian 50 exchisiv(>ly American 

 species. This is tlu> only l)asis for chan<;;in<j: 

 the generic reference from Cryptocarva to 

 Goeppertia, and in the absence of more delinitc 

 simihn-itics to one rather than to the other I 

 prefer to h'aA'e the species in the g(>iuis (Vyp- 

 tocarva, where it was j)Liced h}' its original 

 describer. 



Occurrence. — Wilcox group, one-fourth of a 

 mile al)ove Coushatta, lied River Parisli, l>a. 

 (coDected by G. D. Harris). 



Collection. — New York Botanical Garden. 



Genus LAUROPHYLLUM GiSppcrt. 



Laitropiiyllum juvenalis Berry, n. sp. 



Phate I.XXXVI, %iiic 1. 



Description. — Small leaf, oblong-lanceolate 

 in ouljine, .'! cubic centimeters in length and 7.5 

 millimeters in maxinunn width, the apex 

 bluntly pointed and the base gradually nar- 

 rowed, decurring to the pohit of attachment. 

 Margins entire, irregularly curved. Tcwture 

 subcoriaceous. Midril) stout and curved. Lat- 

 eral primaries diverge at a very acute angle. 

 Upper secondaries, one or two pairs, campto- 

 dromc. 



A single specimen of tliis form is found in tlie 

 wonderfully rich collections from Purvear, and 

 it is almost certainly a juvenile leaf of one of the 

 other Wilco.x species of Lauracese described 

 from matiu'e leaves. As it is imjiossible to de- 

 termine which one it is given the distinctive 

 name of juvenaUfi, which also indicates its ju- 

 venile character. The small size, unformed 

 character of tlie venation, decurrent base, and 

 undeveloped petiole ari> all characters of young 

 leaves, and the diagnosis is further emphasized 

 by the rarity of the form, since young leaves are 

 much less likely to become detached and pre- 

 served than mature leaves. It is almost iden- 

 tical with the young leaves of all tlie existing 

 species of Lauraceae with wliicli it has been 

 compared, especially Ciiindrnoiniim camphora 

 Nces and Ebcrmaier, and Cinmimomum hnr- 

 manni Blume. None of tlie described Wilcov 

 speci(>s of Cinnamomum, however, afford any 

 close comparisons with the present fossil, and 

 there is the further possibility tliat it may rep- 

 resent a juvenile leaf of Oreodapline obtnsifolia 

 Berry, which is so conmiou in tlie deposits of 



\Vilcox age at Pm-year. It is tlierefore i-cfcired 

 f(» tlie form genus Laui-ophyllum. 



Occurrence. — Lagrange formation (iti beds of 

 Wilcox ag(0, Puryear, Henry ('ouiil\-, Tcnn. 

 (collected by E. W. Berry). 



Collection. — LI. S. Niitional Museuni. 



J^Al IIOI'IIVI.I.IM IlOKl-M IJciTV, n. sp. 

 I'laf.- LXXXVI. li.iTuro (i. 



DrscriptitiH. — Species based on an apetalous 

 pedunculate flower of small size witii a calyx of 

 four, five, or six ovate, f)luntly pointed sepals. 

 Pechmcle stout and curved, about 5.5 millime- 

 ters in lengfii. .Sepals about 3 millimeti'rs in 

 lengtli and 2 millimeters in maximum width. 

 Calyx .'>.5 millimeters high and 5 millimeters in 

 diameter. Essential organs present but not 

 well enough prescr\-cd to be characterized. 



This form is based on a single specimen and 

 its counterpart, too poorly ]n-eserved to permit 

 generic deti'rmination but obviously the flower 

 of some genus of the Lauracea' and very similar 

 to the flowers of the existing species of Cinna- 

 momum. 



Occurrence. — Lagrange formation (in heds of 

 Wilcox age), 11 miles wc^st of Grand Junction, 

 Fayette County, Tenn. (collected bv E. W. 

 Berry). 



Collection. — U. S. Natiomil Museum. 



Laurophylll^i preflorum Berry, n. sp. 

 Plate LXXXVI, figure 5. 



Description. — Species based on a small flower 

 Inid which is almost certainly referable to the 

 Lauracea? and very similar to remains often re- 

 ferred to the genus Cinnamomum. The speci- 

 men, well shown in Plate LXXXVI, figure 5, 

 has a slender curved peduncle about .'^ millime- 

 ters in length, thickening distad, surmounted 

 by an unopened perianth, which is spherical in 

 form and 2.5 millimeters in diameter. It is cer- 

 tainly very similar to the unopened buds of the 

 existing species of Cinnamomum, but as so 

 many Lauracete have flower l)uds that are prac- 

 tically indistinguishable it is referred to the 

 form genus Lauro])liyllum. Unless it is abor- 

 tive it represents a dilf<n-ent species from the 

 flower described as Ldurophylliim florum Berry. 



Occurrence. — Lagrange fonnation (in heds of 

 Wilcox age), li miles west of Cii'and Junction, 

 in Fayette Comitv, Tenn. (collected bv E. W. 

 Berry). 



Collection. — U. 8. National Museum. 



