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ton's fig. 12. For the same reason the writer is incHned to think 

 that Newberry's pi. 33, fig. 9, which he calls an Andromeda, is 

 also referable to this species. Similar obovate leaves are also 

 present in the overlying Magothy formation. 



Professor Newberry left no indication of the locality in the 

 Raritan from which this species was collected. It is, however, 

 present in subsequent collections from South Amboy. 



Occurrence. — South Amboy. 



Collections. — U. S. National Museum, N. Y. Botanical Garden. 



Order RANALES. 



Family RANUNCULACE^ (?). 



Genus DEWALQUEA Sap. and Mar. 



(Essai Veget Marnes Heersiennes de Gelinden, 1874, p. 55.) 



Dewalquea groenlandica Heer. 



Dezvalquea groenlandica Heer, Fl. Foss. Arct., vol. 6, Ab. 2 : 



87, pi. 29, f. 18, 19; pi. 42, f. 5, 6; pi. 44, f. II, 1882; 



Ibid., vol. 7: 37,/^/. 62, f. 5,6, 1883. 

 Smith, Geol. Coastal Plain in Ala., 348, 1894. 

 Newb., Fl. Amboy Clays, 129, pi 41, f. 2, s, (non /. 12), 



1896. 

 Hollick, Ann. N. Y. Acad. Sci., vol. 11 : 423, pi. ^6, f. 1, 



1898; U. S. Geol. Survey, Mon. 50: 106, pi. 8, f. 25, 



1907. 

 Berr>% Bull. N. Y. Bot. Garden, vol. 3 : 98. pi. 57, f. 3, 1903 ; 

 Bull. Torrey Club, vol. 34: 194, 1907. 



Description. — "D. foliis digitato-trifoliolatis, foliolis lanceo- 

 latis, integerrimis. basim versus sensim attenuatis ; nervo medio 

 Vcilido, nervis secundariis angulo perecuto egredientibus. valde 

 cuiwatis." Heer, 1882. 



The two type figures from Kardlok, Greenland, have very 

 much elongated attenuated bases and the leaflets reach a width of 



