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Order, Sapindales 
Family, celastraceae 
Genus, Celastrus Linn4 
Celastrus wardii Knowlton and Cockerell 
Celastrus ovatus Ward, U.S. Geol. Surv., Sixth Ann. Rept., 1884-85, p. 555, 
PL liii, fig. 7, 1886; U.S. Geol. Surv., Bull. 37, 1887, p. 71, PI. xxvi, 
fig. 1; Knowlton, Washington Acad. Sci., Proc., vol. 11, p. 190, 1909. 
[Homonym, Hill, 1865.] 
Celastrus wardii Knowlton and Cockerell, U.S. Geol. Surv., Bull. 696, 
p. 160, 1919. 
The type of this species came from the Fort Union formation near 
Glendive, Montana. It has been recorded from other localities in the 
Fort Union as well as in the underlying Lance formation. A single frag- 
mentary specimen was collected from the Ravenscrag beds on north 
branch of Frenchman river, SE. | sec. 22, tp. 7, range 22, W. 3rd mer. 
Celastrus taurinensis Ward 
Celastrus taurinensis Ward, U.S. Geol. Surv., Sixth Ann. Kept., 1884-85, 
p. 555, PI. lii, figs. 15, 16, 1886; U.S. Geol. Surv., Bull. 37, p. 79, 
PI. xxxiv, figs. 5, 6, 1887; ? Hollick, Geol. Surv., La., Special Rept. 5, 
p. 285, PI. xlvi, fig. 1, 1899; Knowlton, Washington Acad. Sci., Proc., 
vol. 11, p. 213, 1909; Berry, U.S. Geol. Surv., Prof. Paper 91, p. 267, 
PI. lx, figs. 1-3, 1916. 
The type of this species came from the Fort Union near Glendive, 
Montana. It is apparently common in the Fort Union and underlying 
Lance formation, and has also been reported from the Wilcox Eocene of 
the Mississippi Gulf embayment. I believe that Celastrus curvinervis Ward 
probably represents the same botanical species. 
In the present collections there are several excellent specimens from 
the Ravenscrag beds at Ravenscrag butte, near centre of sec. 27, tp. 6, 
range 23, W. 3rd mer. 
Genus, Euonymus Linn 6 
Euonymus splendens Berry 
Euonymus splendens Berry, U.S. Geol. Surv., Prof. Paper 91, 1916, p. 267, 
PI. Ixii, figs. 1-5; Knowlton, U.S. Geol. Surv., Prof. Paper 101, 1917, 
p. 329, PI. Ixix, fig. 1. 
This species is one of the commonest and most widespread plants in 
the Wilcox of the Mississippi Gulf embayment. What appears to be 
the same species has been identified by Knowlton from the Raton formation 
of New Mexico. A single large but incomplete specimen in the present 
collection is highly characteristic, but lacks the extended tip. 
Occurrence. Ravenscrag beds, Ravenscrag butte, near centre of 
sec. 27, tp. 6, range 23, W. 3rd mer. 
