26 SIR. E. A. NEWEIX AEBER ON [Feb. 1909^ 



Filicales and Pteridospermese. 



Neeeopteris, Brongniart, 1822. 

 Sur la Class, des Veget. Foss.' (Mem. Mus. Hist. Nat. vol. viii) p. 233. 

 •1. Neeroptebis sciieechzeri, HofFm. 



1826. Neuropteris Scheuclizeri, Hoffmann, in Keferstein's 'Teutschland geognost. 



geol. dargestellt.' vol. iv, p. 156 & pi. i b, fisrs. 1-4. 

 1886-88. Neuropteris Scheuclizeri, Zeiller, ' Flore Foss. Bass. Houill. Valenciennes ' 



p. 251 & pi. xli, tigs. 1-3. 

 1887. Neuropteris Scheuclizeri, Kidston, Trans. Roy. Soc. Edinb. vol. xxxiii, 



pt. ii, p. 356 & pi. xxiii, figs. 1-2. 



Waldershare Series at 1512, 1762, 1773, 1824, 1826, 1827, 1830, 1838, 1842, 



1863, 1871, 1897, & 2365 feet, 

 Fredville Series at 1390 & 1454 feet. 



This fossil is by far the commonest plant in all the beds passed 

 through in the Waldershare boring, and it is often extraordinarily- 

 abundant. The pinnules are, as is usually the case, nearly all 

 detached, but one example shows the smaller accessory pinnules 

 slill in continuity at the base of one of the larger leaflets. In the 

 Fredville Series _ZV. scheuclizeri appears to be less frequent, though 

 it is abundant in certain beds. 



2. Neeeoptebis rarinervis, Bunbury. (PI. I, fig. 2.) 



1847. Neuropteris rarinervis, Bunbury, Quart. Journ. Geol. Soc. vol,' iii, p. 425 & 



pi. xxii. 

 1886-88. Neuropteris rarinervis, Zeiller, 'Flore Foss. Bass. Houill. Valenciennes' 



p. 268 & pi. xlv. 



Waldershare Series, at ? 1761, 1762, ? 1763, ? 1764, ? 1826, 1840, ? 1841, 



1955, 2280, 2392, & 2397 feet. 

 Fredville Series at 1421, 1454, ? 1501, & 1502 feet. 



The plant is quite abundant in the Waldershare, and also common 

 in the Fredville Series. 



3. Neuropteris tenuieolia (Schloth.). (PI. I, fig. 7.) 



1820. Filicites tenuifolius, Schlotheim, ' Petrefactenkunde ' p. 405 & pi. xxii, fig. 1. 

 1830-32. Neuropteris tenuifolia, Bronsniart, ' Hist. Veget. Foss.' vol. i, p. 241 &. 



pi. Ixxii, fig. 3. 

 1886-88. Nettropteris tenuifolia, Zeiller, ' Flore Foss. Bass. Houill. Valenciennes ' 



p. 273 & pi. xlvi, fig. 1. 



Waldershare Series at 1863, ? 1864, ? 1883, & 1903 feet. 

 Fredville Series at 1407 feet. 



4. Neeroptebis obeiqea (Brongniart). (PI. I, fig. 3.) 



1832-34. Pecopteris obliqua, Brongniart, ' Hist. Veget. Foss.' vol. i, p. 320 & 



pi. xcvi, figs. 1-4. 

 1886-88. Neuropteris obliqua, Zeiller, ' Flore Foss. Bass. Houill. Valenciennes' 



p. 284 & pi. xlviii, figs. 1, 2, ? 3, 4-7. 



Waldershare Series at? 1934, 2277, 2367, & 2402 feet. 



5. Neuropteris (CrcxoPTEEis) sp. 



Wa Ider share Series at 1826, 1830, & 1834 feet, 

 Fredville Series at 1391 feet. 



The large, adventitious, orbicular pinnules, borne on the rachis- 



