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which diverge from one another at very acute angles. The primary nerve, 
which is slightly stronger than the other two, might he considered the main 
or middle nerve of the leaf. Only the latter two, closest to the middle nerve, 
arc preserved. They are, immediately after leaving their point of departure, 
but a little distant from the latter. Being divergently curved in their course, 
they rapidly gain greater distances from it. It is a distinguishing character 
that they fork above the base. The latter is esjoecially common to Aralia 
leaves, for instance, to A. quinquepartita, Lescp (Cretaceous Mora, I, 1874., 
PI. XV, tig. G), and A. Sapor tana, Lesq. (Cretaceous Plora, II, 1883, PI. IX, 
tigs. 1, 2). The slight divergence of the primary nerves at base indicates that 
there may have been some more of this order, in all from seven to nine. The 
secondary nerves being sharply prominent, are strongly curved, and those 
which come from the main primary nerve distant from one another about 2 
centimeters. The tertiary nerves diverge from the primary at almost right 
angles, and are prominent ; but those which come from the outer side of the 
secondary nerves diverge at varyingly acute angles. Through anastomosis 
they form a lax network, consisting of irregular-edged meshes. All the 
above characters agree well with those of Aralia, for example, A. dissecta, 
Lesq., of the North- American Tertiary Plora. 
Locality and Horizon . — Newstead, near Elsmore, in concretionary 
ironstone (earthy limonite), associated with basalt. 
L Oil A NT II A CLUE. 
Lorantiius Kennedyi, sp. nov. 
Plate XIII, Pig. 17. 
Sp. Char. — L. foliis coriaceis, brevissimc petiolatis ovatis, utrinque 
obtusiusculis, integerrimis ; nervatione hyphodroma ; ncrvo primario crassi- 
usculo, recto infra apicem evanescente ; nervis secundariis vix conspicuis, 
basilaribus tenuissimis, angulis acutis orientibus. 
Ohs . — A small narrowly ovate leaf, which possesses a very short, thick 
petiole, an entire margin, and a firm, coriaceous texture. Its lamina is only 
a little narrowed towards both ends, and there somewhat obtuse. The 
primary nerve is comparatively thick, but disappears after its reaching the 
upper third of the lamina. Secondary nerves being very fine, at acute 
angles to the primary one, and flexuous, arc only discernible at the base. I 
