MYRTACEAL. 



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Observe the leaves of any species of the Family ; they 

 are marked with translucent, glandular dots, like those of 

 the Oranges, and an intra-marginal vein {i.e. a vein running 

 parallel with and just within the margin) : the deciduous 

 petals of the Jambolan and the Clove {Caryophy litis aro- 

 viatiais) ; they are thrown off on expansion of the flower 

 as the stamens unfold. In some other genera the lobes 

 of the calyx-limb are coherent, and are thrown off in a 

 similar way as a lid or calyptra. This is well shown in 

 the large Australian genus Eucalyptus. 



The Myrtle Family is chiefly tropical, abounding in 

 Brazil, India, and Australia. A single species, the Common 

 Myrtle {Myrtus communis) is native in Europe. 



Eucalyptus, an Australian genus, includes many gigantic 

 timber-trees, known as Stringy-barks, Iron-barks, and Gum- 

 trees. Some of the species have been introduced into the 

 South of India, and promise to succeed. 



Cloves are the dried, unopened, flower-buds of Caryo- 

 phyllus, referred to above. They are grown principally 

 in the Indian Archipelago, Africa, and the West Indies. 

 Clove pepper, another spice of the Family, is the dried 

 unripe fruit of Pimenta vulgaris, a tree extensively planted 

 in Jamaica. 



