27() I'OSSII, I'l,.\NI'S I'h'OM TI'.XAS FON'I'AINi:. 



_r/rr/ occur, ;ill('ni!ilcl\ in wIkhIsoI' I luce. Tlicy, ;is iii\»'ii in lliis timirc, 

 ;ij;tcc c\:icIIv witli lliosc oT Mic Tcxiis |>l;iiil. 



On the specimen ol' the pliinl I'onntl :it (lien l»ose llie epideinial 

 (issues (»n ne;irly ;ill I he joinl s is loo poorly preserved (o show fnlly (he 

 IcMN «'s, bnl eiutnuh is pieseiNcd lo indicate ele:iily that the plant has 

 Die eiiaraetei' iii\ en altovc. 



This Texas spet'iin«'n has the ri.ui(l aspect which is cliarat'lcristic of 

 /•'. flohciicjifii ri. It lias ininh inoic woody (issue than larger speciuuMis 

 of /''. r((ri<iii''<, and shows in> short joints. 



Sequoia pagiophylloidea sp. imv. 



i'l. Mil. l"ii;s. !:>((. 



TiH'c or shrul) with the pennlliniate ami ultimate Itranclu's spread 

 iiiji in one plaiu\ (lu> la((er al(<M'na(e in position. licaAcs on (he (dder 

 luanches spirall.\' anan^ued so as to appear as laeial and lateral in 

 posilion. The facial lca\cs are inconspicnons, sparsely scattered, 

 closely appressed to (he stem, and much smaller (han (he hUeral on«'s. 

 They aj'e Jancel shaped or elliptical, rounded at (he (ii>s, and \ovy 

 ob(use, with no keel (U midrib. The lateral lea n'cs are much larger and 

 I'oiiu ( he only c(urspi(an»us (UK'S. 'i'h(\v are, as in>w presen(»Ml, o\al or 

 (rianj;idai' in sha|>e, ralhei' remote, willi a mut-h broader base, stronji'Iy 

 de(Mirren(, and stand nearly ai ri,<.vh( antics with t he axis oil he ( wii;'. 

 'I'hey are very obtuse at (In^ suniinil, and ai'c sli,i;litly falcate in (heir 

 upper portion. 'I^he leaf substance is very (hick and is eoNcred wi(h a 

 deiis(>, (irm. and durable epidermis. They haxc a distinct keel or mid 

 rib, which lowaid (he snmun( is much attenuated, but (owai'd tlu* 

 base is widened, so as (o assume a triatiii'ular (brm. 'IMie younger (wij^s 

 show oidy la(eral leaNcs, which are similar (o those on (lu' (dder ones. 

 The probable staniinale anuMi(s, of w hich oidy (uu> specinu'ii w as (ound, 

 occur «)n -,1 ecunmon stem arran.ui'd alternately. They are Ncry small, 

 lu'inji" ebib or pear shaped, with a maximum ( hickness a( ( he summit of 

 about 'J millimelers. and a len.ndi of about .1 millimeters. They are not 

 preserx ed w clI enoui^h (o show I he details ol st riu'l uic, but appear to be 

 covered with thin, rounded scales. That lliey beloui;' to tiiis plant is 

 shown by the presence of a noru'.al lateral leaf between (W(>ofthe 

 ainenis, the (w(» Iow(>s( on (he lef( hand side. 



V\>X. 1, IM. \i.ii, sh(»w s one of (he nu)s( eompleb' branches of this ]>lant 

 that was foiiiul, and I'M*;. \h uiv cs a niaunilied portion of the main stem 

 of (his specimiai to sh(»w the facial leaxcs. These do intl generally 

 appear, as (hey are destroyed in splidinu the stone by (he peelinj;' o(f 

 of (he epidernns. IM. \i.ii, I''i.u-.'J, ui\'(>s a specimen witli lateral lea\-es 

 of (he lai'ucst si/e, ami \\hi<'h shows no t'acial lea\es. l''i,u'. --''' .u'ives a. 

 portion of this eulari^cd (o show (he charac(er of the lateral leaves. 

 I'Mji". .">, PI. xi.ii, uives tlu> ^rou]) of amenis of natural size, and Fij;'. ."Wr 

 j;'i\'es a portion of it eularu'ed to show the ntu'uial lateral leaf. 



