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

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Descr{ptio_.--Indefinit_ floralorfruit-remains ofvariablesize.
2. 5 cm. to 4 cm. long, by 2. 5 cm. to 3 cm. in diameter, cylindrical,
apparently cupshaped, and with a siml_Ie margin, whick may be
slightly expanded or contracted; narrawing below to a comparatively
slender peduncle. Base and peduncle apparently covered
with scales or small bracts, although the preser_'ation is such that
this is rather inferential.
'Prof. Newberry sees in these objects a not altogether obvious
resemblance to Williamsonia cretacea tleer. The), may be related
to the Cycadales, but this supposition is far from positive,
and they are retained in the genus to. which Pro,f. Newberry
referred them, rather than make a change based upon the slender
evidence available. They are said to be common in the Raritan,
several specimens havinK been fig'ured by their describer, who
failed, ho.wever, to record the exact localky, and no new material
is contained in tbe more recent Raritan collections. '
Occurrence.--Locality unknown.
Collectiom.--N. ¥. Botanical Garden.
Wn,I,IAMSOma I"_O_L_?_Aa'ZCA(Newb,) Ward.
Pal¢anth_*s problemat$cu,_ Newb., FL Amboy Clays, _25, pl. 35,
f. _-9, 1896.
WiIlien_sonia problematica Ward, I5th Ann. Rept. U. S. Geol.
Snrv. 3g2, _895.
Hollick, _¢Ion. U. S. Geol. Surv., vol. 5o:1o7, pl. 5, f. 27-3-',
19o7.
Description.--Fructifications consisting of a long and stout
peduncle preserved for a len_h o{ 2 cm. to 3 cm. and about 7
cm. in diameter, expanding distally into a discoid conical receptacle,
the edge of which is surm_u}_ted by IO-to 2o lanceolate
bracts I. 5 era. to 3-5 cm. in length and 2 ram. to IO ram. in
diameter, the whole of a very durable consistency.
These objects are present in considerable abundance in the Raritan
days, and Prof. Newberry figures a number of specimens,
although be neglects to mention the localities from which tbey
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