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Proteace^e. 
Lomatia obscura, sp. nov. 
Plate V., Figs. 6 and 7. 
Leaves 3 inches or more long, ovate, lanceolate, attenuate at base, toothed 
or serrate above the lower fourth of its length ; midrib strongly marked, 
lateral venation not conspicuous. Smaller veins also immersed in the sub¬ 
stance of the leaf, and not preserved. Texture probably thick or coriaceous. 
The leaves preserved in specimens Nos. 90 and 113, to which the above 
description applies, agree so well in general form and character with others 
undoubtedly proteaceous in type and included in the genus Lomatia , that I 
have thought it well to include these also, although the marked venation 
generally found in Lomatia is absent. The specific name has been given to 
denote this peculiarity. 
Lomatia perspicua, sp. nov. 
Plate V., Fig. 1. 
Leaf ovate lanceolate, probably to 5 inches in length and 1 inch wide, 
toothed or serrate, midrib strongly marked; lateral or secondary veins 
well marked, slightly curved, and extending to the points of the alternate 
teeth. Texture probably stout and coriaceous. 
The leaf described occurs in specimen No. 103. It appears to be referable 
to Lomatia , although the reticulated veins are not defined. Better preserved 
specimens may lead to a different conclusion, but the leaf is of too important 
a type to pass over without mention. 
Lomatia reticulata, sp. nov. 
Plate IV., Figs. 8, 9 ; Plate V., Fig. 8. 
Leaves lanceolate, 5 or 6 inches in length and 1 inch or more in width, 
rather regularly toothed, but the teeth more crowded towards the summits. 
Midrib strongly marked, lateral veins fine but distinct, nearly straight, and 
reaching the margin at the points of the teeth. The intermediate venation 
reticulate. Texture firm, but probably not stout. 
The leaves from which the above description is drawn are contained in 
specimens Nos. 83, 106, and 130. The character of the leaves is very nearly 
that of the existing Lomatia Fraseri , It. Br., of the east coast of Australia, 
but the teeth are closer together and more regular than in that species, and 
more so than in EttingshauseiFs L. Brownii , which it also resembles. 
Lomatia Bosistooides, sp. nov. 
Plate IV., Fig. 10; Plate V., Fig. 9; Plate VII., Fig. 12. 
Upper part of leaf only known. Length of leaf probably 5 to 6 inches, 
width about 1 inch; apex very much tapered; margins strongly toothed, 
the points of these, however, rounded and directed towards the apex of the 
leaf. Midrib well marked, lateral veins slightly curved and terminating at 
the points of the teeth. Tertiary veins reticulate, but arranged so as chiefly 
to lie at right angles to the secondary veins. Texture rather thin. 
The leaves above described are contained in specimens Nos. 256, 263, and 
275. They are, unfortunately, fragments only, but the texture and venation 
are well preserved. They differ from L. reticulata , supra , in the tapering of 
the apex, and also in the character of the tertiary venation. The character 
of the leaves would quite allow of their being placed among the Saxifragece , 
