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Obs. — This species comes near to Cinnamomum lanceolalum, Ung., from 
which it deviates by a firmer texture, and by thinner secondary nerves. Prom 
C. JVoodwardii, Ett., a species described and figured in Part I of these Contri- 
butions, it differs in the same characters, and by the basilar secondary nerves, 
which diverge from the primary one at more acute angles, and nearly reach 
the apex. The other secondary nerves being preserved only on a few spots 
near the apex, are approximate, but the tertiary ones are not distinguishable, 
either on the strongly carbonised substance of the leaf, or on the impression 
of the fossil. 
Locality and Horizon. — Witherden’s Tunnel, Two-mile, near Emma- 
ville (Vegetable Creek Township), on Vegetable Creek Main Deep Lead; 
brown carbonaceous clay, under basalt. 
Genus DIEMENIA. 
Gen. Char. — Folia coriacea integra, quoad nervos sccundarios illis 
Laurorum vel Persearum, quoad nervos tertiarios illis Cinnamomorum 
similia. 
Diemenia speciosa, sp. nov. 
Plate XI, Figs. 7-9. 
Sp. Char. — D. foliis oblongis vel lanceolatis integerrimis, utrinque 
angustatis ; nervatione camptodroma ; nervo primario valido, recto, excur- 
rente ; nervis secundariis simplicibus valde prominentibus, arcuatis, marginem 
ascendentibus, subangulis 35-65° egredientibus ; nervis tertiariis distinctis 
simplicibus vel furcatis, transversim inter se conjunctis ; reticulo obsoleto. 
Obs. — Leaves which betray the characters of the Laurinese. They 
reach at least a length of 11 centimeters, and a breadth of 4 centimeters. 
Their form is equally narrowed towards the ends, and their texture is firmly 
coriaceous. The secondary nerves being strong, bent upwards and simple, 
diverge from a strong primary one at varyingly acute angles, and 10-15 milli- 
meters distant from one another. Respecting this character, one might 
consider these leaves as belonging to Laurus or Ter sea. But the tertiary 
nerves are like those of Cinnamomum, namely, strongly prominent, flexuous, 
simple, or forking once, transversely anastomosing, and 2-3 millimeters 
distant from one another. A network is not discernible. The fossils Pigs. S 
and 9 come from Elsmore, and Pig. 7 from Vegetable Creek. 
