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midrib, from which are given off many fine flexuous, branching 

 veins. Margins entire, pinnae and pinnules mostly opposite, 

 pinnules linear, subacute." Newberry, 1896. 



The above is Professor Newberry's characterization of this 

 interesting plant, which he refers to the Hepaticge. It is, 

 obviously, not related to the genus Hausmannia, Dunker, which 

 has been definately proven to be a fern genus^ of the family 

 Dipteriaceje, so that I have ventured to^ propose a new generic 

 name, selected in honor of Prof. Newberry. What its real nature 

 is, I am at a loss to say. It is probably a fern, but as its botanical 

 affinity remains uncertain, I have placed it among the Raritan 

 forms of unknown botanical affinities^ since there are no grounds 

 for retaining it in the Hepaticae. 



Occurrence. — Woodbridge, South Amboy. 



Collections. — N. Y. Botanical Garden. 



Genus TRICALYCITES Hollick. 



(Bull. Torrey Club, vol. 21, 1S94, P- 63.) 



Tricalycites p.apvraceus Hollick. 



Tricolycites papyraccns Hollick. Bull. Torrey Club, vol. 21:63, 

 pi. 180, f. 8, 1894; Ann. N. Y. Acad. Sci., vol. 11 :6i, 

 pi. s, f. 6, 1898; Ibid., 423, pi. 57, /. J, 2; Bull. N. Y. 

 Bot. Garden, vol. 2:405, pi. 41, f. ?. 1902; Mon. U. S 

 Geol. Surv., vol. 50:109, pi. 5, /. S-12. 1907; 55th Ann. 

 Kept. N. Y. State Mus., igoi ( 1903) p. r5i. 



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



Newb., Fl. Amboy Clays, 132, pi. 46, f. 30-^8, 1896. 



Berry, Bull. Torrey Club, vol. 31 :8i, /)/. i, f. 4, 1904. 



Description. — Well defined organisms, apparently dicotyle- 

 donous in their affinities and involucral or bracteate in their na- 

 ture. They consist of a central nucleus which is usually of small 

 size, that is to say, i mm. to 3 mm. in diameter, borne at the 

 apex of a stout peduncle or stalk, 2 mm. to 5 mm. in length. To 



^ Richter, Die Gattung Hausmannia Dunker, Liepzig, 1906. 

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