(412) 
from above the middle upward, curving gradually to the base on 
the convex side and more or less abruptly r ounded on the other ; 
nearly to the margin, where they curve upward and anastomose 
This leaf has some of the characters of #. magnoliaefolia Lesq. 
(Cret. & Tert. Fl. 47. p2. 77, f. 5,6) but it is more unsymmetrical 
and suggests, in its outline, leaves of Safzxdus. It also has many 
points of resemblance to &. Beckwithit Lesq. (Cret. & Tert. FI. 
46. pl. 16, f. 5; pl. 17, f- 3, 4) but is broader and with a less 
robust midrib. Collected by Mr. A. E. Anderson. 
Formation and locality: Cretaceous shale; Manhassett Neck, 
Long Island, N. Y 
Nelumbo Kempii (Hollick) 
(PLATE 74, FIGS. I, 2; 753 76; 77, FIG. I.) 
Serenopsts Kempzi Hollick, Bull. Torrey Club, 20: 168. #2. 
£49; tbid. 334. pl. 166. 1893. 
e first specimens of this species were found about eleven years 
ago. They were fragmentary and in their general appearance sug- 
gested relationship with the palms, which was indicated in the 
generic name adopted. Specimens recently collected however 
have demonstrated that this original conclusion was erroneous and 
that all should be included under the genus Weluméo. They vary 
considerably in size, but all undoubtedly belong to the same species 
and with the material now in our possession the following amended 
description seems advisable: 
Leaves Delate, varyi ng in diameter from 40 cm. or more to 
especially towards the center of the leaf, forked towards the mar- 
gin and connected by fine, more or less obscure cross nervation. 
This species, relatively abundant on Long Island, has not been 
found on Staten Island or in New Jersey and its identification as a 
species of Weluméo was an interesting surprise. The only other 
fossil representative of the genus from eastern North America is 
the diminutive VV. prémaeva Berry (Bull. N. Y. Bot. Gard. 3: 75. 
2. 43, f. t 1903), from the Cretaceous of Cliffwood, N. J., re- 
produced on PLaTE 77, FIG. 3. Heer however has described and 
figured a species, under the name Nelumbitum arcticum (F 1. Foss. 
Arct. 6: 92. pi. go, f. 6), from the lower Atane beds of Green- 
