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Magnolia ce^:. 
Drimvs ? 
c/ 
Plate I., Fig. 2. 
Leaf narrow rhomboidal, originally about 3 inches long, base and apex 
tapered, midrib strongly developed. Lateral veins evidently merged in a 
somewhat fleshy lamina, and thus not distinguishable. 
The leaf described is preserved in specimen No. 2, the apex alone is lost. 
It is extremely difficult to even guess at its affinities. It is one, however, 
which should be named for purposes of record, and I have provisionally 
named it as above. The shape agrees with some leaves of Dodoncea 
triquetra , Wendl., but if that species were found in the fossil state the lateral 
veins would be nearly as distinct as the midrib. The outline is not unlike some 
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species of Persoonia. The tapering at each end of the leaf is a character 
which perhaps corresponds with Drimys more than any other genus. It 
is hoped that farther discoveries may help to solve the difficulty. 
Specimen No. 12 exhibits the reverse or cover of No. 2. 
Sapindace,e. 
Nephelites Ulriclii, sp. nov. 
Plate I., Fig. 3. 
Fragment, apparently that of a pinna of a large leaf. Midrib stout and 
straight. Secondary veins well marked, forming an angle of from 45° to 60° 
with the midrib, slightly curved. Tertiary system consists of reticulated 
veins. Margin of leaf toothed, the two sides unequal, and thus having the 
character of a pinna of a large leaf. 
In specimen No. 3 portions of two leaves are present. The one in question 
is that on the unvarnished side. Although badly preserved, I have thought 
it right to place it on record. The leaf may be included under my genus 
Nejjhelites* , and, as such, is interesting, as it would indicate the former 
existence of the pinnate-leaved Sapindacece in this part of Victoria. It is 
hoped that other specimens may be forthcoming. 
Specimen No. 14 is evidently the reverse of No. 3. 
Monimiace,e. 
Mollinedia Mnelleri, sp. nov. 
Plate I., Fig. 4. 
Leaf about 3| inches in length and 1J inches in width, somewhat lop¬ 
sided. Leaf ovate, with wavy or slightly-toothed outline. Venation well 
marked, midrib straight; secondary veins starting nearly at right angles to 
the midrib, every alternate one before reaching the margin curving round 
and meeting the next above ; intermediate ones shorter, and with the tertiary 
veins, which branch from them, and the larger secondary veins dividing up 
the surface of the leaf into a coarse network. 
The leaf, a large part of which is particularly well preserved in specimen 
No. 5, has a very great resemblance to the leaves of the existing Mollinedia 
macrophylla , Tulasne, and except that it is smaller than the average of that 
plant might almost be taken for it. That the leaf grew on a tree of the natural 
order Monimiacece is highly probable. The general arrangement of the 
principal veins and the character of the smaller reticulated veins are quite 
* Deane, Notes on Fossil Leaves from the Tertiary Deposits of Wingello and Bungonia. 
Records Geol. Surv. N.S.W., Vol. YII., Pt. 2, 1902, p. 00. 
