48 FLORA OF SOUTHERN NEW YORK AND NEW ENGLAND. 



Order GRAMINALES. 



Family POACEiE. 



POACITES sp. 



PL II, fig. 11 in part; PL VI, figs. 9-11. 



Poacites? Hollick, Bull. Torrey Bot. Club, vol. 21, 1894, p. 63, pi. ISO, figs. 2, 12; Bull. New York Bot. Gard., 

 vol. 3, 1904, p. 411, pi. 73, fig. 1. 



The fragments of linear, finely parallel- veined leaves, represented in our fig- 

 ures, are referred to the genus Poacites for the reason that most authorities, in 

 describing similar remains from Cretaceous and Tertiary horizons, have included 

 them under that generic name. a Any attempt at specific identification, however, 

 would manifestly not be advisable. 



Locality: Gay Head, Marthas Vineyard, PL II, fig. 11 in part. Collected by 

 David White. Specimen in II. S. Nat. Mus. 



Glen Cove, Long Island, PI. VI, figs. 9-11. Collected by Arthur Hollick. 

 Specimens in Mus. New York Bot. Gard. 



Family CYPERACE^E. 



Cyperacites sp. 



PL VI, figs. 7, 8. 

 Cyperites? Hollick, Bull. Torrey Bot. Club, vol. 21, 1894, p. 63, pi. 180, fig. 3. 



These remains are apparently generically identical with numerous similar ones 

 which have been described as species of Cyperacites or Cyperites from both Cretaceous 

 and Tertiary horizons, 6 but satisfactory specific identification of our specimens is 



not possible. 



Locality: Glen Cove, Long Island. Fig. 7 collected by David White. Speci- 

 men in U. S. Nat. Mus. Fig. 8 collected by Arthur Hollick. Specimen in Mus. 

 New York Bot. Gard. 



Order LILIALES. 

 Family LILIACEiE. 



Majanthemophyleum pusillum Heer. 



PL VI, fig. 12. 



Majanthemophyllum pusillum Heer, Fl. Foss. Arct., vol. 7, 1883, p. 18, pi. 55, figs. 17, 17b; Hollick, Trans. New 

 York Acad. ScL, vol. 12, 1892, p. 36, pi. 1, fig. 7. 



This specimen is retained in the systematic position in which it was originally 

 included, not because of any conviction that this is correct, but largely to avoid 

 change and possible confusion. It is apparently a fragmentary monocotyledonous 

 leaf, very similar to Heer's species. 



Locality: Kreischerville, Staten Island. Collected by Arthur Hollick. Speci- 

 men in Mus. Staten Island Assn. Arts and Sci. 



a p. borealis Heer, Fl. Foss. Arct., vol. 3 (Kreide-FL), p. 86, pi. 24, fig. 5; P. mengeanus Heer, Mioc. Bait. FL, p. 59, 

 pi. 15, figs. 2-11; P. arundinarius Etts., Foss. Fl. Bilin (pt. 1), p. 24, pi. 5, figs. 3-5, 16, etc. 



& Cyperacites arcticus Heer, Fl. Foss. Arct., vol. 3 (Kreide-FL), p. 86, pi. 12, fig. 4b; C. hyperboreus Heer, ibid., pi. 24, 

 figs. 4, 4b; Cyperites deperditus Wat., Fl. Foss. Bass. Paris, p. 69, pi. 18, fig. 3; C. borealis Heer, FL Foss. Arct., vol. 1, 

 p, 96, pi. 45, figs. 3, 3b; C. Haydenii Lesq., Cret. and Tert. Fl., p. 140, pi. 23, figs. 1-3, etc. 



