358 LL. Lesquereux on Fossil Fruits of Brandon, Vt. 
in the middle of the cells, where they are nearly globose. 
These seeds are enclosed in a yellowish somewhat pellucid en- 
surface of the fruit. The largest specimen of these fruits that I 
have seen is scarcely more than half an inch in diameter, nearly 
exactly globular, or a little elongated or oval. The suriace 1s 
not me rama verrucose, but rather irregularly deeply rugose, 
by seven or eight furrows a little elevated on the bor- 
ders, along the line of flexure of the parietal tissue. 
tremities of the central axis are marked on both sides of — 
fruit by a small round scar, only a little larger at the point 0 
attachment. 
On the distribution of this remarkable genus, Prof. Heer says 
that it appears at first in the Eocene of England, and takes 1s 
greatest development in the lower Molasse of the Tertiary of Swit- 
zerland where four species have been found. It has also weir 
found in the lower Miocene of Italy and also in Bohemia, an a 
then apparently lost. From this it would appear that as te 
randon deposit, where specimens of this genus are ab " 
belongs apparently to the Upper Miocene, as will be seen Pres 
ently, this genus has appeared later or persisted longe 
nin Europe. The size of our fruit, compared with th 
European Apeibopsis, (which have sometimes a diameter aes 
inches) shows that our species are diminutive. Although we 
eneral form of our specimens is somewhat alike, I think nev' 
theless that we have two species. Frait 
No. 8. Apeibopsis Heeri, sp. nov. (Fig. 181, 182, 183.) a 
globular, deeply grooved or rugose, distinctly marked by 8°V 
furrowed coste. Fruit 
No. 9. Apeibopsis Gaudini, sp. nov. (Fig. 189 and 140.) pre 
smaller, oval, depressed on one side; costes more numerous 
less marked, s nearly smooth. 
