174 'THE RARITAN FLORA. 



cuneate, decurrent on the relatively long petiole. Venation ob- 

 solete. 



This small species was based on a limited amount of material 

 in Prof. Newberry's collection, which lacked information as to 

 the exact locality. It has not since been collected and is to be re- 

 garded as obscure in its affinities, although it resembles the forms 

 which Newbeei*y called Celastrophylhmv rohustum and C. spatu- 

 latum, and may possibly represent small leaves of either oif these 

 species. 



Occurrence. — Milltown. 



Collections. — N. Y. Botanical Garden. 



Celastrophyllum Newberryanum Hollick. 

 Plate XXII, Figs. 5-7. 



Celastrophyllum Nezvherryanmn Hollick in Newb., Fl. Amboy 



Clays, loi, pi. 4p, f. 1-27, 1896; Trans. N. Y. Acad. 



Sci., vol. 16: 133, pi 14, f. I, 1897. 

 Knowlton in White & Schuchert, Bull. Geol. Soc. Amer., vol. 



9:353,1898. 

 Berry, Bull. N. Y. Bot. Garden, vol. 3 : 85, 1903 ; Bull. Tor- 



rey Club, vol. 31 : 78, 1904. 



Description. — Leaves of medium size, 2.5 cm. to 6 cm:, in 

 length by i cm;, to 2.5 cmi in breadth, ranging in outline from 

 narrowly to^ broadly ovate or obovate. Apex somewhat roimded, 

 although it may be acute or apiculate in the narrower forms. 

 Base somewhat cuneate and slightly decurrent. Margin entire 

 in the basal half or third of the leaf, sometimes so throughout, 

 elsewhere with mostly small, closely set, appressed denticles. 

 Midrib mediumly stout. Secondaries 5 or 6 pairs, branching 

 from the midrib at angles of about 45°, curved, camptodrome. 



In size, outline and venation this species, which is exceedingly 

 abundant, is very close tO' various modern members of the family 

 Celastraceae, and may be compared with our existing Celastms 

 scadens Linne, which it closely resembles. 



