150 



jiart of the stem the areas are more elongated and lozenge-shaped. 

 The figures 9, 9a, PI. XII. illustrate the form of the polygonal 

 areas. 



Christian MaKord, "Wiltshire (Oxford Clay). Cunnington Coll. 



40,547. Figured hy Carruthers (Geol. Mag. vol. vi. pi. ii. fig. 13). 

 An imperfect specimen of a branch bearing several short lateral 

 branchlets, similar in habit to Braohyphyllum. 



Christian MaUord (Oxford Clay). Bowerlank Coll. 



21,436. Kgured by Carruthers (loc. cit. pi. ii. fig. 11). A piece 

 of a carbonised branch 16 cm. long; details very obscure. Possibly 

 the same species as 52,837 (PL XII. Pig. 9), but in a decorticated 

 condition. 



Chippenham, Cambridgeshire (Oxford Clay). W. Buy Coll. 



Other specimens :—2lM^ {W. Buy Coll.); 36,773; 40,548 

 {Bowerlank Coll.). 



Genus CONITES, Sternberg. 

 [Flor. Vorwelt, iii. p. 36, 1823.] 

 I have elsewhere' discussed the advisability of making use of 

 this designation for cones of doubtful affinity. In his recently 

 published monograph on the Flora of Tonkin, Professor Zeiller^ 

 has also used this generic name for male and female gymnospermous 

 flowers of uncertain position. 



Couites primeevus (Lindley & Hutton). 



[Foss. Flor. pi. cxxxT. 1834.] 



1834. Pinus primceva, Lindley &jHuttoii, Foss. Flor. pi. cxxxv. 

 1845. FUys {Finns) primceva, Unger, Synopsis, p. 198. 

 1848. Pinus primceva, Broun, Ind. Pal. p. 982. 

 1850. Pinites primceva, Goppert, Foss. Conif. p. 222. 



P. primceviis, Unger, Gen. spec. foss. plant, p. 360. 



1866. P. primcevus, Carruthers, Geol. Mag. vol. iii. p. 545. 



1867. • Oycadeostrohts primcevus, ibid. vol. iv. p. 105. 



1872. Zamiostroius primcevus, ScHmper, Trait, pal. veg. vol. ii. p. 202. 

 1885. Z. primtevus, Zigno, Flor. foss. Oolit. vol. ii. p. 152. 

 1894. Z. primavus, Woodward, Lower Ool. p. 599. 



1 Seward (95), p. 113. 

 * Zeiller (03), p. 212. 



