THUIIES. 14t 



CONES (Flowers). 



1. Female Flowers. V. 3439. PI. IX. Figs. 4, 4«. 



A small globular cone, considerably worn. The cone-soales 

 appear to have a spiral arrangement; each scale (Fig. 4i5!, x 5) is 

 occupied near one edge by a funnel-shaped cavity, the upper side of 

 the funnel being characterised by several converging ridges. The 

 water- worn nature of the specimen renders impossible an aocui'ate 

 description of the cone. A similar specimen is figured by Buckman.' 



Sevenhampton. Brodie Coll. 



41,382c2. This is one of the few specimens showing a cone, or a 

 portion of a cone, attached to a shoot. The cone (female) is clearly 

 identical specifically with that shown in Fig. 4, PL IX. ; part of the 

 cone-axis is exposed, showing spirally disposed holes which were 

 no doubt originally occupied by vascular bundles. The vegetative 

 portion of the specimen is imperfectly preserved, and might be 

 referred either to Brachyphyllum or Thuites. Morris Coll. 



Other specimens : — V. 4696 (an imperfect cone seen in section) ; 

 V. 6578; V. 6587. 



2. Male Flowers. 



52,937. A small and imperfect male cone, showing a slender 

 axis giving off numerous sporophylls at right angles ; each sporophyll 

 is somewhat enlarged at the distal end. 



Presented hy the Son. Roht. Marsham, 1878. 



V. 3441. A cone 2 cm. long and 1 cm. broad, shown in section. 

 This specimen appears to be a male cone larger than most examples, 

 but the preservation is very imperfect. 



Stonesfleld. Brodie Coll. 



Other specimens: — V. 3445 {Brodie Coll. Some of the sporo- 

 phylls fairly clearly shown in section) ; V. 6592 ; 52,937ff. 



Thuites, sp. 

 (Text-fig. 20.) 



52,838. The specimen shown in the figure was obtained from 

 the Oxford Clay of Christian Malford, "Wiltshire; it. consists of 



' Buckman (45), pi. i. figs. da-b. 



