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PLATE VII. 



Asterophyilites. Sp. 



A very beautiful specimen from the roof of the Bensham 

 seam, Jarrow Colliery. 



The original drawing, by Prior, is of the natural size, 

 the reproduction in this, Plate being reduced one-third. 

 The remarks made respecting the Asterophyllite in 

 Plate VI. apply equally well in this case. The leaves in 

 both cases are much more numerous and shorter than in 

 Asterophyilites longifolia, although, as a whole, the plants 

 are nearly allied to that elastic species. 



The most important feature in this specimen is the 

 central stem, the form of the base of which is well 

 shown. The leaf-bearing branches belong to two 

 whorls. 



