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PROFESSOR HERR OH THE FOSSIL FLORA OF NORTH GREENLAND. 
This species strongly resembles Nyssa ornithobroma, Ung., particularly the fruit-stones, 
which I got from the brown coal of Silesia (cf. Plate L. figs. 8—11). The shape is the 
same, and the size rather larger ; the furrows less deep and less regularly arched, and 
the transverse striae are wanting in N. ornithobroma , probably owing to its wanting the 
dried flesh of the fruit. Figs 8-10 show the side of N. ornithobroma; fig. 11 is a por- 
tion not compressed, seen from the apex. I received these from M. Oberbergrath 
Bunge, who informed me that they occurred in great numbers in the lignites of Ferdi- 
nands-ville near Naumburg (an der Bober). Unger has described them from the lig- 
nites of Salzhausen, under the names of Nyssa ornithobroma and N. Vertumni (Syll. PI. 
Foss. i. p. 16 ; pi. viii. figs. 15-20). A similar fruit is the Nyssa striolata, Hr., Bov. Tr. 
pi. xviii. figs. 20-23. 
XXV. Ampelideas. 
56. Vitis arctica, Hr., Plates LIV. fig. 1; LV. 5 cl Hr. FI. Foss. Arct. p. 120. 
pi. xlviii. fig. 2. Hab. Atanekerdluk. 
Fig. 1 represents the base of the leaf ; it is not deeply emarginate and rounded. The 
margin is toothed, and the teeth are equal and acuminated. The secondary nerves are 
opposite, and run into the teeth. 
Besides the leaves and a stone of Primus Scottii is a seed of Vitis (fig. 5 d, magn., 
fig. 6) which probably belongs to this species. It is not so acuminate as the seed which 
I have referred to V. Olrici (FI. Arct. pi. xxviii. 1 b, c ). It is 7 millims. in length, and 
5 millims. in breadth. It has a rather prominent ridge, along the middle of which there 
is at the base a very delicate longitudinal stria ; on each side of the ridge is an obsolete, 
small pit. The seed is obtusely rounded at the base, and tapered towards the apex : the 
ventral surface alone is visible. 
XXVI. Mag noli aceae. 
57. Magnolia Inglefieldi, Hr., Plates XLIV. fig. 5 b ; LI. FI. Arct. p. 120, pi. iii. 
fig. 5c; xvi. figs. 5b, 8b; xviii. 1-3. Hab. Ujararsusuk (figs. 2, 3); Kudliset 
(fig. 4) ; Atanekerdluk (figs. 5-7). 
In my 4 Flora Arctica’ I have figured the large leaves of this species (pi. xviii.), but their 
base is not preserved. Mr. Whymper’s collection contains the completely preserved 
bases of several leaves (figs. 4, 6 & 7). The leathery leaf tapers into a strong petiole. 
Fig. 6 is a very large, but broken leaf, which must have been 210 millims. long. The 
midrib is strong, the secondary nerves strongly curved and arched, far from the margin. 
The areas are divided by nervules, forming a large, polygonal reticulation. O. Weber 
describes a similar plant as M. attenuata (Paleontographica, ii. p. 192, pi. xxii. fig. 1), but 
the base of this leaf is more tapered, and the secondary nerves more approximate. 
Figs. 2 & 3 are cones, much resembling those of Magnolia, and consisting of many 
oval carpels, 9-10 millims. long, and 5-7 broad, arranged around a central axis. 
