Bulletin 3. The flora of the Raritan Formation, 1911 - State of New ...

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Description.--CMyx-like organisms of small size, with 5
radiating, short and rounded sepals (?) from the disk-like central
portion, the whole 6 ram. to 7 ram. in diameter.
The botanical affinity of these calyx-like organisms is entirely
a matter of speculation. That they are the remains of flowers
of some member of the Raritan flora seems quite probable. They
are s_ smai_ and rare that they are often likely to escape observation
altogether.
A number of supposed floral remains have been grouped under
this genus, but it would be profitless to discuss any of them in
this place.
Occurrence.--Woodbridge.
Collectlons.--N. Y. Botanical Garden.
Genus CARPOLITHUS Allioni,
(Oryct, Pedemont. 89. i757, I_, 6.)
C ARPOLITtiUS PRUNIFORMIS Newb.
Carpolithc_,vpruni[ormis Newb., FI. Amboy Clays, 133, pl. 46,
f. 42, 1896.
Descriptio**.--Organisms of small size, somewhat irregular in
shape, ovoid, pointed at both ends, longitudinally striated. Found
either singly or united in pairs at their ends by a comparatively
long narrow neck. Length about i. 5 cm. Breadth 7 mm.
These objects, which evidently represent the fndts of some
Raritan plant, are of unknown affinity, They are not rare at tile
\Voodbridge locality, and suggest the pods of sonde leguminous
plant, numbers of which normally bear such pods, while similar
pods occur in other genera, as, for example, in Robiuia, where
the normal pods are of the ordinary, canoe-shape. They are also
remotely suggestive o,f the tubers of Equisetu,a, which are so
often found in the fossil state.
Occurre_ce.--Woodbridge.
Collections.--N. Y. Botanical Garden.
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