262 Transaclions. — Geology. 



palm attains a length of 3cm.-4cni. ; the spindle measures 4cm, 

 at the base. The leaves of the fossil species have probably 

 exceeded considerably the length just mentioned. 



It is remarkable that the genus Seafcrrthia belongs also to 

 the European Tertiary flora in consequence of a closely-related 

 species. The spindle and pinna? of tliis species, which is 

 still undescribed, are however smaller, and there are not so 

 many principal nerves. The specimen was found in the strata 

 of Eibiswald, in Steiermark. 



DICOTYLEDONES. 



APETAL^.. 



CASr.\EIXE.E . 



Casuarina deleta, sp. nov. 



Plate XXVI., figs. 4, 5, ba. 



C. reams nocloso-articulatis, aphyllis ; articulis cylindricis 

 tcnuiter striatis, vaginatis, vaginis adpressis, dentihiis lanceo- 

 lato-Uneanbus ; ramiilis tenulbus. 



Locality : Shag Point (Canterbury Museum). [Ex Coll. 

 Geol. Surv. N.Z., Eep. 1872 ; v. Haast, I.e.] 



The fossil depicted in fig. 4 shows knotty articulated 

 branches, which are leafless and finely striated. At the knots 

 vaginal remains are recognizable ; the small narrow lanceo- 

 late incisions of the vagina ai'e pressed against the stem. 

 Besides the remains of these branches I noticed much 

 thinner ones, which were also articulated and studded with 

 vaoinse. and which may be considered to have been small 

 branches of the same plant. Fig. 5 represents one of these- 

 small branches of its actual size. Fig. oa is only moderately 

 enlarged. There is no doubt that we have before us the fossils 

 of a Casuarina. This fossil is distinguished from the Casuarina- 

 like j)lant which I have described in Part B as Casuarinites 

 cretaccus by the longitudinal stripes of the articulated 

 branches ; the stripes are finer and not ribbed and projecting,, 

 and the incisions of the vagina? are smaller. 



Mykicf.-t:. 

 Myrica subintegrifolia, sp. nov. 



Plate XXYI.. fig. 13. 



1[. fuliis suhcoriaceis, ohlongo-spathulati^, ex apice rolun- 

 (lato brevissime ct mutiee actnninatis, basin versus brevitcr 

 angustatis, margine integerrimis ; nervatione camptodroma, 

 ncrro primario validiusculo, secundariis tcnuibus sub angulis 

 acutis egredicntibus ; tertiariis obsolctis. 



Locality: Shag Point (Canterburv Museum). [E.r Coll. 

 Geol. Sitrv. N.Z., Eep. 1872 ; v. Haast, Ic.^ 



