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Fossil Plants Attributed to Eucalyptus. 



B.— NON-AUSTRALASIAN. 



Following are descriptions of fossil plants found in New Zealand, Europe, North 

 America (indeed, various countries out of Australasia). Although I have not seen the 

 fossils themselves, with such figures and other evidence as I have been able to obtain 

 I have satisfied myself that the majority of tbem are not Eucalypts. I have, therefore, 

 not given the reputed species serial numbers in the present work. 



We may begin with " Die Tertiare Flora von Haring in Tirol," von Constantin 

 v. Ettingshausen (Abhandl. der K. K. Geologischen Reichsanstalt, ii Band, 3 Abtheilung, 

 Nr. 2; Wien, 1853). 



This work deals with two species, E. oceanica and E. hceringiana, which are 

 contrasted as follows :— 



Mediannerven lanzettlich oder lineal-lanzettlich, fast sichelformig, am 

 Rande oft wellig, in einen Stiel verschmalert ; Secundarnerven sehr fein, unter 

 spitzen Winkeln entspringend. Eucalyptus oceanica Ung. (Taf. 28, fig. 1). 



Mediannerven lanzettlich oder lineal-lanzettlich, oft fast sichelformig, 

 gestielt, an der Basis meist spitz; Secundarnerven fein, ziemlich genahert, unter 

 spitzen Winkeln entspringend. Eucalyptus hceringiana Ettingsh. (Taf. 28, 

 fig. 2-13, 25.) 



DESCRIPTION. 



A. — E. oceanica Unger. 



Following is the description, as given by Ettingshausen, op. cit. p. 84, Taf. xxviii, 

 fig. 1. 



" Unger, Fossile Flora v. Sotzka, Denksckriften der kais. Akademie der Wissen- 

 chaften, II Band, p. 182, Taf. 57, fig. 1-13 (Vienna)." (See also Heer's Fl. Teri. 

 Helvet. iii, Taf. cliv, 14, which is not available to me.) 



E. foliis 2-5 pollicaribus, lanceolatis, vel lineari-lanceolatis acuminatis, subfalcatis, in petioluru 

 attenuatis, coriaceis, integerrimis, petiolis semipollicaribus, saepius basi contortis ; nervatione dictyodroma, 

 nervo primario distincto, nervis secundariis tenuissiniis, sub angula acuto orientibus. 



In schisto margaceo formationis eocenicae ad Sotzka inferioris, ad Sagor Carnioliae, ad montem 

 Promina Dalmatiae, nee non in calcareo bituminoso ad Haering. Diese in den Eocen-Schichten von 

 Sotzka, Sagor und Monte Promina besonders haunge Art fand sich hier nur in wenigen Blatt-Exemplaren. 



