MYRTACE^E. XIV. EUCALYPTUS. 



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axillary and nearly terminal ; umbels 1 5-20-flowered ; leaves 

 oblong, coriaceous, attenuated at the base, long-acuminated, with 

 the nerves confluent in front of the margins. J? . G. Native of 

 New Holland. Sieb. pi. exsic. no. 497. Leaves shining on 

 both surfaces, 6-7 inches long, and 1 broad, having the veins 

 feathered. Alabastrum ovoid, smaller than that of any other 

 species. 



Small-Jluwered Eucalyptus. Tree. 



13 E. STELLULA'TA (Sieb. 1. c. no. 487.) lid conical, length 

 of the cupula ; peduncles lateral, very short, nearly terete ; um- 

 bels 15-20-flowered ; leaves oblong, tapering to both ends, 3-5- 

 nerved at the base. (7 . G. Native of New Holland. Petioles 

 and peduncles 3 lines long. Leaves 3 inches long, and half an 

 inch broad, rather coriaceous, and a little shining. Flower-bud 

 oblong, tapering to both ends, 2 lines long. 



Starry Eucalyptus. Tree. 



14 E. OBLONGA (D. C. prod. 3. p. 217.) lid of calyx conical, 

 length of the cupula ; peduncles lateral and axillary, compres- 

 sed, length of the petioles; umbels 8-12-rlowered; leaves ob- 

 long, unequal at the base and attenuated, mucronate at the apex, 

 coriaceous, veinless. Tj . G. Native of New Holland. Sieb. 

 pi. exsic. no. 583. Flower-bud oblong, attenuated at both ends, 

 nearly sessile on the tops of the peduncles, and a little shorter 

 than them. Leaves 3-4 inches long, and 9 lines broad. 



O6/ong-leaved Eucalyptus. Tree. 



15 E. VIMINA'LIS (Labill. nov. holl. 2. p. 12. t. 151.) oper- 

 culum conical, hardly acute, length of the cupula ; peduncles 

 axillary and lateral, compressed, shorter than the petioles; flowers 

 sessile, 3 on the top of each peduncle ; leaves linear-lanceolate. 

 T; . G. Native of Van Dieman's Land. Capsule hemispherical. 

 Leaves 3 inches long, and 4-5 lines broad. Intermediate be- 

 tween the first and second division of the genus. 



Twiggy Eucalyptus. Clt. 1810. Tree. 



16 E. CAPITELLA'TA (Smith in White, voy. p. 226. icon. nov. 

 holl. t. 42.) lid of calyx conical, bluntish, length of the cup, 

 which is angular, and somewhat 2-edged ; peduncles lateral ; 

 flowers capitate ; leaves ovate-lanceolate, stiff, oblique. Fj . G. 

 Native of New Holland. E. triantha, Link, enum. 2. p. 20. 

 and perhaps of Spreng. syst. 2. p. 501. 



Headed- flowered Eucalyptus. Clt. 1804. Tree. 



17 E. SALI'GNA (Smith in Lin. trans. 3. p. 285.) operculum 

 acute, and is, as well as the cup angularly 2-edged ; peduncles 

 lateral, short ; flowers capitate ; leaves linear-lanceolate. F; . G. 

 Native of New Holland. Flowers small. Calyx biangular. 

 Fruit turbinate. E. angustifolia, Link, enum. 2. p. 30. ex 

 Spreng. 



JVillojvy-]eaved Eucalyptus. Clt. 1 804. Tree. 



Operculum nearly conical or hemispherical, shorter than 



the cupula. 



18 E. OVA'TA (Labill. 1. c. p. 

 13. t. 153.) lid of calyx hemis- 

 pherical, mucronulate, shorter 

 than the cup ; peduncles axillary, 

 and somewhat terminal, nearly 

 terete, shorter than the petioles ; 

 flowers 3-5-together, capitate ; 

 leaves ovate, mucronate, a little 

 crenated. J? . G. Native of 

 New Holland, in Van Lewin's 

 Land. Leaves coriaceous, some 

 entire, and others irregularly 

 crenated. E. mucronata, Link, 

 enum. 2. p. 30. E. androsemi- 

 folia, Hoffm. verz. 1826. Pe- 



FIG. 118. 



doles half an inch long. Limb of leaves 3-4 inches long, and 1-2 

 broad. 



Ovate-leaved Eucalyptus. Clt. 1820. Shrub 6 to 8 ft. 



19 E. SCABRA (Dum. Cours. bot. cult. 7. p. 280.) operculum 

 rather conical, a little shorter than the cup ; peduncles axillary, 

 angularly compressed, equal in length to the petioles, or longer ; 

 flowers capitate ; leaves lanceolate, unequal at the base, those 

 on the sterile branches curled, on the fertile flat ; when young 

 usually velvety, as well as the branches. Tj . G. Native of 

 New Holland. E. eugenioides, Sieb. pi. nov. holl. exsic. no. 

 479. E. penicellata, Hort. Branches and leaves bearing 

 crowded fascicles of short hairs, which at length fall off, and 

 the leaves become glabrous ; sometimes glabrous even in the 

 young state. Petioles 4 lines long. Leaves unequal at the 

 base, oval or oblong-lanceolate, acuminated. The peduncles, 

 in Sieber's specimens, are 4-5-flowered, and about equal in 

 length to the petioles, but in the plant cultivated by Noisette, 

 they are 15-20-flowered, and twice the length of the petioles. 



Scabrous Eucalyptus. Clt. 1810. Tree. 



20 E. PILULA'RIS (Smith in Lin. trans. 3. p. 284.) lid of calyx 

 conical, rather hemispherical at the base, a little shorter than the 

 cup ; peduncles lateral, very short, rather angular ; flowers G-7 

 in a head ; leaves linear-lanceolate, acuminated ; veins confluent 

 at the tops, forming a nerve, which is parallel with the margin, 

 t? . G. Native of New Holland. Sieb. pi. exsic. nov. holl. no. 

 474. Sieber's plant is most probably the same as Smith's, but 

 that of Sprengel is perhaps different, from the flowers being 

 corymbose. Flower-bud about the size of a grain of millet. 

 Peduncles 2-3 lines long, nearly one-half shorter than the pe- 

 tioles. Leaves 3 inches long, and 5 lines broad. 



Pill-bearing Eucalyptus. Clt. 1804. Tree. 



21 E. RADIATA (Sieb. pi. exsic. nov. holl. no. 425.) lid of 

 calyx hemispherical, mucronate, shorter than the cupula ; pe- 

 duncles axillary and lateral, rather angular, and rather shorter 

 than the petioles ; flowers 15-20-together in an umbel, on short 

 pedicels ; leaves linear-lanceolate, veins very fine, confluent at 

 the apex, and forming a nerve, which is parallel with the margin. 

 J? . G. Native of New Holland. Fruit globose, 3 lines in 

 diameter. Petioles 4 lines long. Leaves 4 inches long, and 

 6-7 lines broad. 



Ray-nerved Eucalyptus. Tree. 



22 E. STRICTA (Sieb. 1. c. no. 472.) operculum hemispherical, 

 mucronate, shorter than the cupula ; peduncles lateral, nearly 

 terete, a little longer than the petioles ; flowers 5-6 in a head ; 

 leaves stiff, linear-lanceolate, coriaceous, acuminated. f? . G. 

 Native of New Holland. Fruit globose, 3 lines in diameter. 

 Petioles a line and a half long. Peduncles 3 lines long. Leaves 

 3 inches long, and 4 lines broad, rather shining, having the mid- 

 dle nerve hardly prominent, and the rest veinless. 



Straight Eucalyptus. Tree. 



23 E. HJEMA'STOMA (Smith in Lin. trans. 3. p. 285.) oper- 

 culum hemispherical, mucronulate, shorter than the cupula ; pe- 

 duncles axillary, and nearly terminal, rather angular, longer than 

 the petioles, some bearing one umbel at the apex, and others bear- 

 ing many umbels disposed in a racemose manner ; flowers pedicel- 

 late, 5-10 in each umbel; leaves linear-lanceolate, acuminated, 

 f? . G. Native of New Holland. E. racemosa, Cav. icon. 4. p. 

 24. no. 377. White, trav. p. 226. with a figure. Leaves rather 

 unequal at the base, 3 inches long, and 6 lines broad. 



Bloody-mouthed Eucalyptus. Clt. 1 803. Tree. 



24 E. LIGU'STRINA (D. C. prod. 3. p. 219.) operculum hemis- 

 pherical, mucronate, shorter than the cup ; peduncles axillary, 

 compressed, length of the petioles ; flowers 6-8 in a head ; leaves 

 linear-lanceolate, very unequal at the base and attenuated, acu- 

 minated at the apex. J? . G. Native of New Holland. Sieb. 

 pi. exsic. nov. holl. no. 617. Leaves 2 inches long, and 4-5 



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