L. Lesquereux on fossil plants from Nebraska, 103 
and Capellini, described and figured by Prof. Heer in ‘‘Phyllites 
_Orétacés du Nebraska ;” and those sent to me, still later, by 
Dr. John LeConte, which are figured and described in Appen- 
dix to Tertiary fossil plants of the Mississippi State, in Trans. 
Amer. Phil. Soc., vol. xiii, p. 430, pl. 23. Considering the 
species we find : 
1. Lyriodendron Meekii Heer, Proc. Acad. of Nat. Sciences—A small 
leaf with short round lobes not found among our specimens. 
2. Sapotacites Haydenit Heer, loc. cit. —A leaf of unknown affinity. 
3. Laurus primigenia Gépp. in Heer, loc. cit—-Not seen among our 
| 4, Leguminosites Marcouanus Heer, loc. c a Tiree to me. The 
; author compares it to a Cesalpinia 
| 5. Populus leuce Ung. in Heer, loc. cit. <Not ce phdich recognized. 
6. Populus cyclophylla Heer, loc. cit.—Pr obably t the species as 
: the f ours to which the specific name is prese 
7. shighcse obtusilobatus Heer, loc. cit—An im perfect 4 feb, per- 
: referable to Lyriodendron Meekit. 
: 8. Phyllites obcordatus Heer, loc. cit.—Of. unknown affinity. 
F 9. Populus litigiosa a Phyll. du etraiksHeagalans Not seen 
in our specimen 
10. owas Tickesdan Heer, loc. cit.—Described above as Juglans 
Debeya 
ll. Salix SS a Heer, loc. cit.—Not seen mreng our specimens. 
Soc. oe xiii, pl. 23, fig. 
18. Aristolochites dentata He er, "loc. cit.—Not s 
19. Andromeda Parlatorii Heer, loc. cit. Bonuses in this paper as 
a Prunus, 
20. Diospyros primeva Heer, loc. cit.—Not seen. 
21, Cissites insignis Heer, loc. cit—Not seen 
22. Magnolia alternans Heer, loc. cit. —Dessibd above. 
23. Magnolia Capellini Heer, loc. cit.—Not se 
24. P “peed coriaceus Lesq., Proc. Am. Phil eae vol, xiii, p. 430, 
pi. 
Phyliites Betulefolius Lesq., _— 
- Persea Nebrascensis Lesq., loc. cit. Considered as a Laurus. 
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m Heerii Lesq., loc: ge 
verk. eae inten 8 are described in this paper and therefore 
We have to add to our number twenty, making a total of 73 
Species, or rather forms of leaves, from our Cretaceous.* 
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