Lycopodites, GolcUnberg (L. Stockii). 115 



.5. Lycopodites macropliyllus^ Gold. 



6. Guthieri^ Gopp. (=Z/. stadtygynandroides, 



Gutbier). 



7. Stockii, Kidston, u. s. 



C. Sporangia unknown. 



8. Lycopodites punctum, Renault, sp. 

 9. Renaultiij Ad. Brong. sp. 



10. (?) taxinus, Gold, (not L. & II.). 



The above list contains all the plants, as far as I am aware, 

 which are entitled to be placed in Lycopodites, Goldenberg; 

 but since Brongniart and Goldenberg wrote on tliis subject, 

 notwithstanding the warnings given by these two authors, 

 many Lepidodendroid twigs have been figured and described 

 as Lycopodites. Most of these belong, I believe, to Lepido- 

 dendron Sterithei'gii and Lep. rimosum, and probably to other 

 species of the same genus. 



I have seen specimens of these two L^epidodendra with small 

 delicate branches springing from stems of considerable size, 

 which could be specifically identified with described species of 

 Lycopodites. These small lateral branchlets are merely the 

 result of very unequal dichotomy*. 



Whatever view may be taken of these Lepidodendroid 

 twigs, or so-called Lycopodites, it will, I think, be admitted 

 on all hands that they do not find a suitable place in Golden- 

 berg's genus Lycopiodites. 



Lycopodites Stockii, Kidston, n. s. 



Description. Cone terminal, composed of a number of oval 

 sporangia ; leaves arranged in whorls, dimorphic (?), the 

 larger leaves ovate-cordate, acuminate with a strong central 

 niith'ib, the (?)smaller leaves transversely oval. 



L'enmrks. The specimen from which the above description 

 is taken, is about 4 inches long; of this, the cone, which is 

 imperfect at its apex, occupies I5 inch. The leaves are mostly 

 dis])laced, but the form of many of them is well shown. 



Unfortunately the state of preservation of the fossil is not 

 all that could be desired ; but it is sufficiently distinct to 

 enable one to give a description by which it can easily be 

 recognized. 



In PI. V. fig. 1 is given a careful sketch of the plant. 

 The cone consists of a number of oval bracts : some of 

 them appear reniform in shape, but the fossil is so much 

 compressed that the individual contour of the sporangia 



* As au example, I give on PI. V. fig. 5, some small branchlets o^Lepid. 

 rimosvm from the l^pper ( ■oal-measmes, Tim.^hury, Somorset. 



