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surface-features are more like those of the cones of Finns excelsa 

 (cf. fig. 704, p. 154) and similar types. 



Pityostrobus (Pinites) Plutonis (Baily). 



This species was founded by Baily 1 on part of a cone from the 

 plant-beds in the basalts of Antrim and described, in greater detail 





FIG. 785. Pityostrobus (Pinites) Plutonis. (After Gardner; nat. size.) 



and from better material from the same locality, by Gardner 2 . The 

 cones are 7 9 cm. long and 2 3 cm. in diameter, characterised by 

 woody scales with sub-hexagonal apophyses with a central umbo 

 and a rounded upper margin; there are two seeds with long and 

 narrow wings on each scale. In one case (fig. 785) three cones are 

 attached in an erect position to a branch covered with persistent 

 leaf-bases. The foliage-leaves were borne in pairs and reached a 

 length of 10 15 cm. A similar type with shorter needles from the 

 1 Baily (69) PI. xv. fig. 1. 2 Gardner (86) p. 69, Pis. xv. xvm. 



