: MYRTALS. ; 242 “MYROBALANS. 
2. T. Chebula Retzius. ae 
Leaves rather opposite, ovate, acute, stalked, when old smooth on the upper 
side, but when young coarsely silky; with 2 glands at the end of the 
petiole, and a few along its sides. 
Habitat. The mountains of India. 
ity. Fruit and galls extremely astringent. 
Uses. Employed by dyers ; dyes yellow with alum, black with salts of iron. 
Natural Order, Myrtleblaoms; Myrtacee (V. K., p. 734.) 
Prevailing Quality. Aromatic, astringent. 
Caryopuyrtius. Linneus. 
Calyx cylindrical, 4-cleft, much longer than broad. Petals 4. Stamens — 
distinct, in 4 clusters. Berry oblong, with 1-2 cells and as many seeds. 
1. C. aromaticus Linneus.—(The Crove Tree.) Fig. 323. 
Leaves ovate-oblong, acuminate at each end; cymes many-flowered. 
