PLANTS. 



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tenuis, Dawson, 1863, Can. Nat. & Geol., 



vol. 8, Coal Meas. [Sig. slender.] 

 Lycopodites, Brongniart, 18 2 2, Mem. du 



Mus. d'Llist. Nat. de Paris. [Ety. 



from Lycopodium, the club moss.] 

 annularifefolius, Lesquereux, 1870, Geo. 



Sur. Ill.jvol. 4, Coal Meas. [Sig. with 



ring-shaped leaves.] 

 asterophyllitaifolius, Lesquereux, 1866, 



(tco. iSur. 111., vol. 2, Coal Meas. [Ety. 



leaved like the AsterophylUtes.'] 

 cavif olios, see Selaginites cavifolius. 

 comosus, Dawson, 1863, Quar. Jour. Geo. 



Soc, vol. 19, Devonian. [Sig. hairy.] 

 matthewi, DaAvson, 1861, Can. Nat.&Geo., 



vol. 6, Devonian. [Ety. proper name.] 

 meeki, Lesquereux, 1870, Geo. Sur. 111., 



vol. 4, Coal Meas. [Ety. proper name.] 

 plumulus, Dawson, 1873,Rep.Foss. Plants, 



Low. Carb. [Sig. a little feather.] 

 richardsoni, Dawson, 1868, Quar. Jour. 



Geo. Soc, vol. 19, Devonian. [Ety. 



proper name.] 

 vanuxemi, Dawson, 1862, Quar. Jour. 



Geo. Soc, vol. 18, Chemung Gr. [Ety. 



proper name.] 

 Megalopteris, Dawson, 1875. Not defined. 



[Ety. mcgale, great; ptem, a fern.] 

 dawsoni, Hartt, 1868, (Neuropteris daw- 



soni) Acad. Geol., Devonian. [Ety. 



proper name.] 

 hartti, Andrews, 1875, Ohio Pal., vol. 2, 



Coal jNIeas. [Ety. proper name.] 

 lata, Andrews, 1875, Ohio Pal., vol. 2, 



Coal Meas. [Sig. wide.] 

 minima, Andrews, 1875, Ohio Pal., vol. 2, 



Coal Meas. [Sig. very small.] 

 ovata, Andrews, 1875, Oliio Pal., vol. 2, 



Coal Meas. [Sig. egg-shaped.] 

 Megaphyton, Artis, 1838, Antedil. Phytol. 



[Ety. megas, great; phyton, a shoot.] 

 humile, Dawson, 1863, Can. Nat. & Geol., 



vol. 8,Coal Meas. [Sig. small, humble.] 

 maclayi, Lesquereux, 1860, Geo. Sur. 111., 



vol. 2, Coal Meas. [Ety. proper name.] 

 magnificum, Dawson, 1863, Can. Nat. & 



Geol., vol. 8,Coal Meas. [Sig. splendid.] 

 protuberans, Lesquereux, 1866, Geo. Sur. 



111., vol. 2, Chester Gr. [Sig. protu- 

 berant.] 

 Myrianites, Murchison, 1839, Sil. Syst. 



[Ety. myrias, innumerable.] 

 murchisoni, Emmons, 1844,Taconic Syst., 



Potsdam Gr. [Ety. proper name.] 

 sillimani, Emmons, 1844, Taconic Syst., 



Potsdam Gr. [Ety. proper name.] 

 Nemapodia, Emmons, 1844, Taconic. Syst., 



[Ety. nema, thread ; podron, foot. ] 

 tenuissima, Emmons, 1844, Taconic. Syst., 



Potsdam Gr. [Sig. fine-lined.] Prof. 



Hall regards this as a recent track.] 

 Nematophycus, Carruthers, 1872, Month. 



Micro. Jour. [Ety. nematos, a thread ; 



phukos, sea weed.] This is a syn. for 



Prototaxites. 

 logani, Carruthers, 1872, Month. Micro. 



Jour., Devonian. [Ety. proper name.] 



Syn. for Prototaxites logani. 



Nematoxylon, Dawson, 1863, Quar. Jour. 



Geo. Soc, vol. 19. [Ety. nema, a 



threiid; rylon, wood.] Carruthers 



says this is a syn. for Prototaxites and 



belongs to the Algte. 

 crassam, Dawson, 1863, Quar. Jour. Geo. 



Soc, vol. 19, Devonian. [Sig. thick.] 



Carruthers says this is a syn. for Pro- 

 totaxites logani.] 

 tenue, Dawson, 1863, Quar. Jour. Geo. 



Soc, vol. 19, Devonian. [Sig. slender.] 



Carruthers says this is a syn. for Pro- 

 totaxites logani.] 

 Nephropteris, Brongniart, 1828, Tab.des gener. 

 elegans, see Cyclopteris elegans. 

 fimhriata, see Neuropteris fimbriata. 

 germari, see Cyclopteris germari. 

 hirmta, see Cyclopteris hirsuta. 

 laciniata, see Cyclopteris laciniata. 

 orbicularis, see Cyclopteris orbicularis. 

 trichomaiwiiles, see Cyclopteris trichqman- 



oides. 

 undans, see Cyclopteris undans. 

 Nereites, Murchison, 1839, Sil. Syst. [Ety. 



from a resemblance to the track of the 



Nereis.'\ Prof. Hall says these species 



are of Devonian age. 

 deweyi, Emmons, 1844, Taeonic Syst, 



Potsdam Gr. [Ety. proper name.] 

 gracilis, Emmons, 1844, Taconic. Syst., 



Potsdam Gr. [Sig. slender.] 

 jacksoni, Emmons, 1844, Taconic. Syst., 



Potsdam Gr. [Ety. proper name.] 

 lanceolatus, Emmons,1844, Taconic. Syst., 



Potsdam Gr. [Sig. sword-like.] 

 loomisi, Emmons, 1844, Taconic Syst., 



Potsdam Gr. .[Ety. proper name.'] 

 pugnus, Emmons, 1844, Taconic. Syst, 



Potsdam Gr. [Sig. a hand full.] 

 Neriopteris, Newberry, 1873, Ohio Pal., vol. 



1. [Ety. nerion, the Oleander ; ptens, 



a fern.] 

 lanceolata, Newberry, 1873, Ohio Pal.,vol. 



1, Coal Meas. [Sig. spear-shaped.] 

 Neuropteris, Brongniart, 1822, Mem. du 



Mus. d'Hist. Nat. de Paris. [Ety. 



neuron, a nerve ; pteris, a fern.] 

 acutifolia, Brongniart, 1828, Hist. Veg. 



Foss., Coal Meas. [Sig. acute-leaved.] 

 adiantites, Lesquereux, 1858, Geo. Sur. 



Penn., vol. 2, Coal Meas. [Ety. from 



resemblance to Adiantum, the maiden 



hair fern.] 

 angustifolia, Brongniart, 1828, Hist. Veg. 



Foss., Coal Meas. [Sig.narrow-leaved.] 

 attenuata, Lindley & Hutton, 1837, Foss. 



Flora, vol. 3, Coal Meas. [Sig. atten- 

 uated.] 

 auriculata, Brongniart, 1828, Hist. Veg. 



Foss., Coal Meas. [Sig. eared.] 

 capitata, Lesquereux, 1870, Geo. Sur. III., 



vol. 4, Coal Meas. [Sig. capitate.] 

 cisti, Brongniart, 1828, Hist. Veg. Foss., 



Coal Meas. [Ety. proper name.] 

 clarksoni, Lesquereux, 1858, Geo. Sur. 



Penn., vol. 2, Coal Meas. [Ety. proper 



name.] 



