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which they have by some been arranged. To these also 
belongs the Megaphyton Nohd.; of which the original spe¬ 
cimen figured and described by Artis is deposited here. In 
the lower division of the same Case, are seen some very in¬ 
teresting vegetable remains, some of which undoubtedly 
are referable to the family of Asphodelea:, such as the 
Draccena Benstedii (from the Iguanodon quarry near 
Maidstone) so called after the discoverer of the fine spe¬ 
cimens presented to the Museum. With these are placed 
magnificent specimens, from Dr. Mantell’s collection, of 
the Clathraria Lyellii from the Wealden : the generic 
name, formerly synonymous with Sigillaria, is now ex¬ 
clusively given to this remarkable vegetable. Stern - 
bergia transversa of Artis, ( Artisia of Sternberg,) hitherto 
described and figured from very imperfect specimens, 
also probably belongs to this natural order. Another 
interesting vegetable of Dr. Mantell’s discovery is the 
Endogenites erosa, of which many specimens from Hast¬ 
ings, &c., are deposited, exhibiting its structure : it seems 
related to the Palmse, and is no doubt a congener of 
Cotta’s Porosus marginatus , of which a specimen is 
added ; but neither of those generic appellations appear 
to be admissible. There are also remains of real Palma: 
in this Case, such as the fruits from Sheppev, the cut 
and polished specimens of wood from Antigua, &c. 
Whether or not Noggerathia flabelliformis and a related 
species are referable to them, remains doubtful. 
The upper division of Case F. contains only specimens 
of Stigmaria , a genus totally distinct from any other 
known of the natural orders of Lycopodiaceae or Filices, 
to both of which its species have been referred by au¬ 
thors. Their internal structure, as proved by transversal 
sections of the stem, approximates to that of the Euphor- 
biace^e. Below these, in the same Case, are placed 
various interesting specimens belonging to species of 
genera of Conifera, such as Pinus, Araucaria , Thuytes , 
Volzia , Brachypliyllum , &c. In another part of the same 
Case are deposited interesting remains of the natural 
order of Cycadea:, (among which may be specified the 
fine specimens from the oolitic formation at Whitby,) of 
various species of Pterophyllum , Zamia , Ctenis , and (on 
the top of the Case) the globular trunks (two of them cut 
and polished) of Dr. Buckland’s Cycadites megalophylla. 
