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as a distinguishing character of Nceggerathiopsis, but the concensus 

 -of opinion favours the view that these northern and southern leaves 

 with parallel or slightly spreading veins belong to closely allied 

 genera, and should both be included in the Cordaitales. In his 

 recent memoir on Lower Gondwan a plants Zeiller " expresses himself 

 ■strongly in favour of regarding Noeggerathiopsis hislopi (Bunb.) as a 

 species of the Cordaiteae, and very closely allied to Cordaites. Solms- 

 Laubach,! Krasser,]: Arber,§ and other authors adopt a similar 

 view. 



The leaves of Heer's genus Phoenicopsis, which I believe to be 

 identical with Zeugophyllitcs, differ from the broader leaves of 

 Noeggerathiopsis in the al)sence of the frequent dichotomous branch- 

 ing of the veins. As Zeiller says, we cannot resist the inference 

 that the Gymnospermous seeds found in association with Nceggera- 

 tJiiopisis in the Karharbari beds may, like the European Cardiocarpits 

 seeds in association with Cordaites, \v^yq been borne by this southei'n 

 member of the Cordaiteae. 1| The leaf from Tonking named by 

 Zeiller 'I Nceggerathiopsis hislopi bears so close a resemblance to the 

 Stormberg plant Phanicopsis elongata that I am inclined to think 

 the latter generic name more appropriate than Noeggerathiopsis. 



Nceggerathiopsis hislopi (Bunb.). 

 Plate X., fig. 5 ; Plate. XIIL, figs. 2-4. 



1861. Nceggerathia Hislopi, Bunbury, Quart. Journ. Geol. Soc, 



vol. xvii., p. 334, pi. x., fig. 5. 

 1879. Noeggerathiopsis Hislopi, Feistmantel, Foss. Flor. Gondwana 



System, vol. iii., p. 23, pis. xix., xx., xxviii., xxix., xxx. 

 1879. ? Rhiptozamites Goepperti, Schmalhausen, M6m. Acad, imp., 



St. Petersburg, vol. xxvii. [7] , p. 32, pi. iv., figs. 2-4 ; 



pi. vii., figs. 23-27. 

 1887. lihiptozamitcs Goepperti, Schmalhausen, Mem. Com. Geol., 



vol. ii., No. 4, pi. v., fig. 6. 

 1890. Cf. Nceggcratliiopsis spathnlata and N. media, Feistmantel, 



Mem. Geol. Surv., N.S. Wales, p. 154, pi. xxi., 



figs. 3-5. 

 1897. Noeggerathiopsis Hislopi, Seward, Quart. Journ. Geol. Soc, 



vol. liii., p. 322, pi. xxi., fig. 4&. 



* Zeiller (02), p. ai. f Solms-Laubach ('Jl), p. 110. 



\ Krasser (00). ij Arber (02). 



II Zeiller (02), p. a2. II Ibid. (82), pi. xii., fig. 13 (02=), pi. xl. 



