LEPIDOSTROBUS. 141 
which these fruits of the carboniferous forests have un- 
dergone.* 
The figures in Zign. 40, represent the usual characters of 
these fruits. Of the young specimen, (jig. 3,) situated at the 
PANN PANN 
Air \IINL INN 
Kin WAS) 
» aS, Ne 
Lies. 40. LEPIDOSTROBI, THE FRUIT OF LEPIDODENDRA; nat. 
Coalbrook Dale. 
Fig. 1.—A portion of a cone, showing the imbricated structure and internal 
cavity. 
2.—The upper part of a cone, displaying the imbricated surface. 
3.—A young specimen attached to the extremity of a branch. 
termination of a branch, M. Brongniart observes, “ qu’il est 
impossible de ne pas reconnaitre pour un Lepidostrobus 
* These fossil cones are not liable to decompose, like the pyritous 
fruits from the Isle of Sheppey; they require no preparation for the 
cabinet; washing injures their lustre; asoft brush will safely remove 
any extraneous matter. There is a fine collection of Lepidostrobi in 
the British Museum; see Petrifactions, p, 42. 
