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(ovulum nudum =zi Conifer. et Casuarinae , et staminodia 4 (?) 

 Ad. Brongniart). E spora germinante proembryon pulvina- 

 tum prodit , caules Equiseti demum evolvens : Equisctum^ 

 (Oncyloglossum ?) 



Appendix. Genera plurima, nonnisi fossilia , passim gigantea, 

 ad Protophyta referuntur: Sphenophyllum, (Marsileaceis affine), 

 Sti^marla (Isoetac); genera 42 Filicum fossilium : Pachy- 

 Spheno- Cjclo- JSeuro- Peco- Lonchoptcris etc. — Bockschia^ 

 Glockeria^ Gleichenites^ Asterocarpus etc. — Hyjnenophjllites^ 

 Ste/femia etc. — Beinertia, Jsplenites, Cyatheites^ Aspidites 

 etc. — Caulopterides e{.Sigillaria; Psaronius (Lycopod. et 

 Filic. intermed.); Calamiteae arboreae -^ (Equisetac. aff.); — 

 Lycopodites ^ et Selaginites\ his proximae censentur Lepi- 

 dodendrece : Lepidodendron , Bothrodendron^ Lepidophyllum, 

 Ulodendron^ Megajjhyton^ Halonia^ Lepidostrobus et Car- 

 diocaipus ^ — an Zamiaceis affiniores? 



Pteridophyta igitur, una c. Strobilanthis, Palmis aliisque 

 Coccospermis, nec non Protophytis (exiguis), Floram protogece 

 distinctam, in variis terrae slratis occultantem, eminenter 

 constituunt. Accedunt Algae, Polyparii variaque Animalia pe- 

 trefacta. 



CiRCULUS II. PSEUDOSPERMAE. 



VegetabiUa fungosa, squamosa, parasita, semin. aembryis <j 

 V. arborescentia — ovuhs immediate foecundandis. Spiriductus 

 parcissimi v. in prosenchyma (Meyen) transfigurandi, 



Classis III* Rhizanthae. 



Parasita fungosa non viiidescentia, squamosa , tannino 

 praegnantia , fascicuHs vasorum striatorum sparsis et parcis, 

 caudice contracto v. ramoso , scapigero v. excapo , floribus 

 nudis V. perigoniatis, seminibus aembryis; Rafflesiae embryo 

 amorphus (R. Brown). 



