OF LOWER GREENSAND PLANTS. 159 



correlated with the cone-bearing forms, I think it may be 

 referred to the comprehensive genus Abietites. 



Text-fig. 45. Abictites sp. Small foliage twig embedded in Kentish Rag 

 matrix. Maidstone Museum. Photo by Mr. H. Elgar, 1912. 

 nat. size. 



ABIETINEAN OR TAXODJNEAN THEE OF UNCERTAIN 

 AFFINITY. 



" THE DRAGON-TKEE." 



" BENSTEDTJA CONDITION " of Coniferous TnmJc. 

 [Pis. XIII, XIV ; text-figs. 46, 47.] 



1843. Dracana Benstedii, Konig MS. in Morris, Cat. Brit. Fossils, 



p. 7. 



1851. Dracana Scnstedi, Mantell, Petrif. fe their Teachings, p. 49. 

 1854. Draccena Benstedii, Morris, Cat. Brit. Fossils, ed. 2, p. 8. 

 1862. Draccena Benstedii, Mackie, Geologist, vol. 5, pp. 401-404, 



pi. xxii. 



1868. Dmcana Benstedii, Carruthers, Gtol. Mag., vol. 5, p. 154. 

 1895. Cf. Dracccna Bcnstedtii, Seward, Cat. Weald. Flora, vol. 2, 



pp. 169-172, pi. xii, tigs. 4 & 5. 



