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Enderne; Midtbeltet fra 0.020—0.060""" bredt,. Fig. 5. 6. 

 7. 8. 9. 10. (De sidste 3 ere mindre udviklede Former). 

 Imellem Dobbeltstjernerne sees enkeltvis enten en sammen- 

 sæt Stjerne, der næsten har Form af Klubben, eller en 

 Klubbe, nærmende sig den sammensatte Stjerne; de have 

 ligeledes brede Straaler, som ere besatte med smaa Kalk- 

 korn, der stundom se ud, som om de vare strøede ud over 

 Straalerne, ligesom de tindes paa Midtpartierne; disse 

 Spikier ere 0.228'"'" lange, 0.132""" brede, Fig. 11. Fir- 

 lingerne have Korsform og ere besatte med spredte Blade 

 eller Papiller, hvorimellem sees de fine, runde Kalkkorn; 

 de ere 0.136""" lange med en Tverstok 0.132'"'", Fig 12. 



Paa Stammen og Grenene ligge Spiklerne temmelig 

 kompakte, og er her sammensatte Stjerner almindeligst; 

 sjeldnere Køller. De sammensatte Stjerner ere tildels 

 lidt krumbøiede og da lidt uformelige; men forresten have 

 de alle brede Blade med takkede Rande og ere besatte med 

 yderst smaa Kalkkorn; de ere fra 0.160—0.216""" lange 

 og fra 0.088—0.100""" brede, Fig. 13. 14. Køllerne ere 

 forsynede med brede, i Randen indskaarne Blade; enkelte 

 nærme sig Spind elformen, og alle have en større eller 

 mindre Mængde runde Kalkkorn; de ere fra 0.192—0.232""" 

 lange og fra 0.068— 0.088'"'" brede, Fig. 15. 16. Imellem 

 disse Spikier sees, men yderst sjeldent, en bred, med 

 Blade rigt udstyret Spikel i Rosetform, der ligesom er 

 bestrøet med smaa, runde Kalkkorn og 0.216""" lang og 

 0.148""" bred, Fig. 17. 



Paa Cellerne ere elliptiske Spindler hyppigst, meget 

 sjeldnere [ere Dobbeltstjernerne og yderst sjelden en Fir- 

 ling. De elliptiske Spindler variere temmelig meget i 

 Form; enkelte nærme sig noget Køllen, andre noget sam- 

 mensatte Stjerner. I Almindelighed have de Midtbelte, 

 der er overstrøet med Smaakorn, ellers ere de udstyrede 

 med' brede Blade, som ere takkede i Randen og ligeledes 

 kornbestrøede ; de ere fra 0.248 — 0.276""" lange og fra 

 0.104—0.124'"'" brede, Fig. 18. 19. Dobbeltstjernerne 

 have brede, delte Straaler med takkede Rande; Midtpartiet 

 er ogsaa besat med Blade; de ere 0.132""" lange, 0.072 mm 

 brede i Enderne med et 0.032'"" 1 bredt Midtbelte, Fig. 20. 

 Firlingen er i Form af en meget rigt ornamenteret Roset, 

 overstrøet med fine Kalkkorn, der nærme sig noget den 

 paa Stammen omtalte brede, med Blade prydede Spikel, 

 Fig. 17, men adskiller sig fra denne dog derved, at den 

 virkelig har 4 Afdelinger: Firlingens Karakter; den er 

 0.232""" lang, 0.172""" bred i Enderne, paa Midten 0.120""" 

 bred, Fig. 21. 



deposited almost everywhere. These bistellates measure 

 from 0.096—0.168'"'" in length, and from 0.044—0.146""" 

 in breadth at the extremities. The medial stripe measures 

 from 0.020— 0.060'"" 1 in breadth (fig. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10). 

 (The last 3 are imperfectly developed forms). Between 

 the bistellates there is, occasionally, observed, either a 

 complex stellate having almost the claviform, or a clavate 

 approaching in form to the complex stellate; these, 

 also, have broad rays that are beset with minute calcareous 

 grannules appearing, sometimes, as if they were strewed 

 over the rays, and grannules are likewise found on the 

 medial parts ; these spicules measure 0.228""" in length, 

 and 0.132'"'" in breadth (fig. 11). The quadruplets have 

 the cruci-form, and are beset with scattered leaves or pa- 

 pillae, between which the minute round calcareous grannules 

 are seen; they measure 0.136'""' in length, and have a 

 transversal arm measuring 0.132""" - (fig. 12). 



On the stem and the branches, the spicules are placed 

 pretty compactly, and, here, complex steiktes are the 

 most frequent spicular forms met with, more rarely are 

 subclavates seen. The complex stellates are, sometimes, a 

 little crooked, and are, then, somewhat misshapen, but 

 otherwise, they all have broad leaves having spicate mar- 

 gins, and are beset with extremely minute calcareous gran- 

 nules; they measure from 0.160 — 0.216""" in length, and 

 from 0.088—0.100'""' in breadth (figs. 13. 14). The sub- 

 clavates are furnished with broad leaves dentated in the 

 margins, a few approach in form to the fusiform, and all 

 of them have a greater or less abundance of round cal- 

 careous grannules; they measure from 0.192 — 0.232'"'" in 

 length, and from 0.068—0.088""" in breadth (figs. 15. 16). 

 Between these spicules, there is seen — but extremely 

 rarely — • a broad spicule richly adorned with leaves, in 

 rosettiform, and which appears as if strewed over with min- 

 ute, round, calcareous grannules; it measures .0.216""" in 

 length, and 0.148""" in breadth (fig. 17). 



On the cells, elliptic fusees are the most frequent 

 spicular form, much more rarely do bistellates appear, 

 and extremely seldom is a quadruplet seen. The elliptic 

 fusees vary pretty much in form, a few approach in form 

 to the subclavate, others, again, somewhat to the complex 

 stellate. In general, they have medial stripes which are 

 overstrewed with minute grannules, or they are furnished 

 with broad leaves which are spicate in the margins and, 

 likewise, overstreAved with grannules ; they measure from 

 0.248—0.276""" in length, and from 0.104—0.124""" in 

 breadth (fig. 18. 19). The bistellates have broad, ramous, 

 rays with spicate margins, and the medial part is, also, 

 beset with leaves; they measure 0.132'"'" in length, and 

 0.072""" in breadth at the extremities, and have a mesial 

 stripe measuring 0.032""" in breadth (fig. 20). The quad- 

 ruplet has the form of a very richly ornamented rosette 

 overstrewed with minute, calcareous grannules, and it 

 approaches, somewhat, in form to the broad spicule adorned 

 with leaves previously spoken of as found upon the stem 

 (fig. 17), but differs from it, however, in, really, having 

 four divisions, the characteristic feature of the quadruplet; 



