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description of Jmiiperus macilenta, on pp. 54, 55 (loc. cit.), as fol- 

 lows: "Thickly scattered among the twigs there are cone scales 

 and cones .... The cone scales are evidently identical with those 



described by Heer under the name of Dammara microlepis 



and probably with those described by him as Dammara horealis." 

 He says, however, that they cannot belong either to Dammara 

 or to Juniperus and finally concludes with the hope "that in the 

 future material will be obtained that will enable us to reconstruct 

 this tree and determine with accuracy its botanical relations." 



Dr. Newberry again refers to the scales in connection with his 

 discussion of Eucalyptus f angmtijolia, in the following words 

 {ibid., p. Ill): "Professor Heer feels strengtluMied in liis refer- 

 ence of leaves having this nervation to Eucalyptus by finding in 

 company with them what he regards as the fruit of Eucalyptus; 

 but in my judgment the examples he gives of this fruit .... are 

 rather detached scales of the cone of some conifer, an<l probably 

 generically identical with the cone scales which he has called 

 Dammara horealis." 



Some years ago the senior writer of this.paper began an investi- 

 gation of the Cretaceous flora of the Atlantic coastal plain, and in 

 the material collected in New Jersey an<l on Staten Island, Long 

 Island, Block Island, and Martha's Vineyard, numerous speci- 

 mens of cone scales were found, some of them unquestionably 

 identical with Dammara boreal i.s or J), microlepis as defined by 

 Heer, and others which apparently representee! new .species. 

 Following are references to the specimens in question: — 



"Dammara horealis, Heer?" Tottenville, Staten Island. Trans. 

 ^\ Y. Acad. ScL, vol. 12, p. 31, pi. 1, fg. l'\ 



''Dammara horealis, Heer." Chappaquidick. M;utlia"> Vine- 

 yard. Bull. N. Y. Bot. Gard., vol. 2, p. 402, />/. . / . "■. I ' 



''Dammara microlepis Heer (?)." Ball's Point, Block Island. 

 Ann. N. Y. Acad. Sci., vol. 11, p. 57, pi. 3, figs. !J a, b, 1S9S. At 

 the time when these two specimens were described they were only 

 referred provisionally to this species, in the following words: "The 

 ones under consideration are, however, smaller than any which 

 have been previously figured an.l niii^hl perhaps be referred to a 

 new species, but in view of the limited amoutit of material and its 

 fragmentary condition, I have thotight it best to refer the speci- 



