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Nota. Organa fructlficationis pecullaria Strobilanlharum, ab auctoribus vario 

 modo interpretata, in plurimis denuo investlganda. Podocarpi ovulis anatropis 

 a Taxaceis differunt ; qulnam modus fcecundationis ovuli hujus anatropi ? in 

 vivls speciebus Podocarpi, in horlis europseis vix florentibus, observandum. 



Stroljilanthae fossiles : Zamiostrohus., Palceozainia^ Zamites., 

 Plerophyllum., Nilsonia., Cycadites^ Mantellia. 



PitySy Elate End\., Paloeocedrus Ung. , CunjiingJiajnites et 

 Araucarites Sternb., Voltzia Brongn., Haldingera Encll., Dajiia- 

 rites Sternb., Strohilites Schimp. et Mong., P issadendron"^ ^ 

 Pinitcs et Peuce With. 



Juniperites et Cupressites Brongn. Thuyites et Steinhauera 

 Sternb., Taxodites et Thyoxyhim Ung. 



Taxites Brongn., Taxootylum Ung. — Brachyphyllum 

 Brongn. — Casuarinites Gopp. etc. 



CiRCULus III. COCCOSPERMAE (Monocotyledones, Chlamy- 

 doblastae et Dicotyled. spuriije). 



Caulis , caudex v. scapus prsesertim evoluti , rhizomate 

 suppresso; spiriductus (quibusdam obsoleti) in fasciculis lig- 

 neis sparsis, exterioribus rarius in tubos connatis ; cortex et 

 canalis medullari^ vix distincti. Folia plerumque vaginantia, 

 simplicia (v. phyilodia), alterna, recli-clathri- sigmoideo-nervia 

 V. costulata, raro reticulato-venosa et partita. Organorum flo- 

 ralium numerus plerumque ternarius. Embryo sicpissime al- 

 buminosus, cotyledone unica, rarius altera minima v. aequali 

 et sacco amniotico inclusus. 



Classis V. Calamophyta. 



Caulis ssepe prsevalens et stolonifer, ni, illo suppresso, 

 caudex v. folia magis evolvantur ( Antithesis Reichenbachii? )• 

 Flores ssepius spalhacci v. glumacei, perigonio nullo, rudi- 

 mentario, raro conspicuo ; fructus plerumque mouospermi. 



