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developed. The leaves belong to the typical form of the species and not to var. mmiritanica (L.) Desf. 

 (^Uiite Similar forms are frequent also in the living flora of Cyprus (cfr. for inst. 8R 807 from Orniidia). 



Ficiis carica L. (Fig. 05 f. ). This species is in my material only represented by a single fi'agment of 

 a leaf, about '/4 of the wiiole lamina. 1''ho state of pi'esei-vatlon is, liowtiver, so good and the resemblance 



Fig-. 67. lloilfi-n Laurel-leaves from Abbazzia in Istria (■■/,•,). The leaves of the ujiper series (a) are all taken fmni one liramli, 



and those of the lower series (b) from another. 



with the characteristical nervature of modern fig-leaves so striking in all details, that there cannot be 

 any doubt regarding the determination. As is well known, the out-lines of the tig-leavos vary considerably, 

 the lamina being sometimes entire, ovate-cordate, and sometimes deeply lobate. The fossil fragment shows 

 one short lobe and also the starting-point of the 5 main-ribs. — The fragment was found in the raiddler 

 part of the deposit (niveau bl. 



