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Mollinedia prselongipes, sp. nov. 
Plate VI., Fig. 4. 
Leaf ovate or ovate lanceolate, probably about 4 inches in length and H 
inches broad, with slightly undulate margins. Midrib straight and well 
defined. Lateral or secondary veins starting from the midrib at varying 
angles, and sometimes in pairs, ultimately curving round and meeting the 
next above. The anastomosing of these veins leads to the appearance of a 
well defined wavy intramarginal vein. Tertiary venation not conspicuous. 
The leaf above described is preserved as a fragment in specimen No. 270. 
On first examination, it is not altogether unlike some seedling eucalypt 
leaves, or those from suckers or adventitious shoots. These possess an 
arrangement of the venation somewhat similar to the leaf in question, but 
a closer investigation shows that the leaf belongs probably to some plant of 
the order Moivimiaceee , and most probably to Mollinedia , under which I have 
therefore placed it. Its most remarkable characteristic, which is the tendency 
for the lateral veins to leave the midrib in pairs, is shared with the existing 
M. longipes , Benth. 
Hedycarya latifolia, sp. nov. 
Plate VI., Fig. 3. 
Leaf ovate or rhomboidal, tapering towards the base, margins bordered 
with irregular teeth, midrib strongly marked and straight, lateral or secondary 
veins starting from the midrib at an angle of about 45°, and curving slightly 
as they proceed outwards, finally meeting the next above ; tertiary venation 
coarsely reticulate, the more strongly marked veins arranging themselves 
more or less at right angles to the secondary veins. Finer reticulation not 
conspicuous. 
The specimen from which the above description is drawn is No. 128. It 
is rather difficult to decide whether the venation more nearly resembles that 
of the species of Hedycarya , or those of Mollinedia. In both the venation 
varies very much, and it would be impossible to say exactly wherein the 
difference, if any, lies. I prefer in this case to adopt Hedycarya , as the 
lateral veins form an acute angle with its midrib. The specimen does not 
resemble any fossil species described and figured, as far as I can make out, 
but it is not unlike some of the forms of Hedycarya Cunninghami , 
Tulasne. 
Daphnandra obliqua, sp. nov. 
Plate VI., Fig.. 2. 
Leaf about 1^- inches long and ^ inch wide, ovate, tapering towards the apex, 
and with finely crenulate margins slightly oblique. Venation well defined, 
midrib straight, lateral veins starting at an angle of about 45° from the 
midrib, and slightly curved, not quite reaching the margin. Tertiary venation 
is finally reticulate, the veins arranging themselves more or less at right 
angles to the midrib and to the lateral veins. 
The affinities of the leaf which is preserved in specimen No. 248 are 
not easy to determine. The finely reticulated surface of the leaf strongly 
resembles the leaves of some Leguminosee , but the crenulate margins pre¬ 
clude the idea of any such relationship. It is, therefore, more probable that 
it belongs to the order Monimiacece , and Daphnamdra would seem a suitable 
genus to group it under. It is distinct from Daphnandra Selwyni , described 
by me from the Pitfield deposit, not only in the arrangement of the lateral 
veins, but also in the tertiary venation ; but it is not contrary to reason to 
assume that the two are allied. 
