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jellies. Useful also as a pot-plant, producing an abun- 

 dance of showy red frs. 



3. Pitanga, Kiaersk. PITANGA. Low shrub, young 

 foliage and branchlets reddish pubescent: Ivs. elliptic- 

 oblong, acute at base, l%-3 in. long: berry red, sub- 

 globose, obscurely 8-nerved, about %in. diam. S. 

 Brazil and adjacent Argentine. Intro, into S. Calif, by 

 Franceschi. 



4. microphylla, A. Rich., not Bedd. nor Rich, ex 

 Berger (E asperifolia, Berg). Branchlets and infl. pilose: 

 Ivs. small, oval, acute, glabrous, longer than the 

 peduncles: fr. unknown. Cuba. Species other than 

 the true E. microphylla apparently have been intro. 

 under this name. 



AA. Fls. in cymes or panicles; petals spreading, not 

 united. (Jambosa. Caryophyllus.) 



5. myrtifdlia, Sims (E. australis, Wendl. Jambbsa 

 myrtifblia, Ndz.). AUSTRALIAN BRUSH CHERRY. Tree, 

 attaining 80 ft., glabrous: Ivs. oval or oblong-lanceo- 



1433. Flower of rose-apple, Eugenia Jambos. (Natural size.) 



late, mostly acute, lJ^-3 in. long: fls. white: fr. red, 

 ovoid, nearly 1 in. long, with an acid taste. Austral. 

 B.M.2230. Univ. Calif. Pub. Bot. 4:8. Hardy in 

 the S. Much used in Calif, as an ornamental tree and 

 for clipped hedges. The foliage is dense and glossy, 

 green when mature, tinged with wine-red on the grace- 

 fully spreading young shoots. Frs. sometimes used in 

 jelly-making. 



6. Jimbos, Linn. (Jambbsa vulgdris, DC. Jambosa 

 Jdmbos, Millsp.). ROSE-APPLE. JAMROSADE. JAMBOS. 

 Fig. 1433. Tree, 20^30 ft., glabrous: Ivs. lanceolate, 

 very acuminate, 5- in. long, 1-2 in. broad, thick and 

 shining: fls. greenish white: fr. pyriform, lJ^-2 in. 

 thick, white or yellowish, tinged with rose-color, edible 

 but rather insipid, fragrant. E. Indies. B.M. 1696. 

 Gn. 75, p. 616. Hardy in Calif, as far north as San 

 Francisco. Grown for its rich foliage and showy fls. 

 Frs. much used in the tropics for jelly-making and 

 in confectionery. 



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7. malaccensis, Linn. (E. macrophylla, Lam., not 

 Berg. Jambbsa malaccensis, DC.). LARGE-FRUITED 

 ROSE APPLE. JAMBOS. Glabrous tree: Ivs. oblong to 

 elliptic, acute, 5-10 in. long, 2-4 in. wide: fls. purple: 

 fr. fragrant, red, oboyoid, about 2 in. diam., with apple- 

 like flavor. Polynesia. More tender than E. Jambos, 

 but the foliage more luxuriant and the frs. larger. 



8. aromfitica, Baill., not Berg (Caryophyllus aromdti- 

 cus, Linn. E. caryophylldta, Thunb. Jambosa Caryo- 

 phyllus, Ndz.). CLOVE TREE. Lvs. ovate-oblong, 

 acute, strongly tapering to the conspicuous petiole, 

 2-5 in. long, coriaceous, dotted; lateral veins numerous, 

 parallel, the cross- veinlets obscure: fls. in terminal 

 trichotomous cymes, pale purple, only J^in. across. 

 Moluccas. Widely cult, in the tropics. Apparently 

 not suited to even the warmer parts of U. S. The fls. 

 are the cloves of commerce. See Cloves.. 



AAA. Fls. in cymes or panicles; petals united into a 

 calyptra. (Syzygium.) 



9. jambolana, Lam. (Syzygium jambolana, DC.). 

 JAMBOLAN, or JAMBOLAN PLUM. Tall shrub or tree: Ivs. 

 broadly oblong, very broad at summit but often shortly 

 apiculate, 2>-5 in. long, l%-4 in. wide, thick and 

 shining: berry edible, varying from the size of a cherry 

 to that of a pigeon's egg. E. Indies. Grown at Santa 

 Barbara, Calif., where, according to Franceschi, the 

 trees become large and flower profusely but never 

 ripen fr. 



E. Alba, Roxbg., Malaya, may be known by its sessile ovate- 

 oblong Ivs. and branched peduncles. Intro, into S. Calif, by 

 Franceschi. E. apiculata, DC., Chile, has oval apiculate Ivs. 

 shorter than the mostly 1-fld. peduncles, and a pubescent infl. 

 Gt. 890. Perhaps not now grown in N. Amer. E. caulifldra, DC., 

 bears fls. and frs. in sessile clusters along the woody branches and 

 the main trunk down nearly to the ground: fr. about Jin. diam., 

 purple. Brazil. Intro, by Franceschi, and by U. S. Dept. 

 Agnc. (as Myrciaria cauliflora, Berg). E. costaricensis. Berg., 

 Lvs. oblong. 2-3 in. long: fls. in sessile axillary umbels; 

 pedicels Jiin. long: fr. obovoid, glabrous, small. Cent. 

 Amer. E. edidis. Veil. Branchlets, petioles, and young 

 foliage f errugineous-pubescent : Ivs. willow-like, slenderly 

 acuminate: fr. orange-color or yellow, downy, the size of an 

 apple. Brazil. Intro, by Franceschi, and by the the U. S. 

 Dept. Agric. (as Myrciaria edulis, Skeels). Stands drought 

 wefl. E. littoralis, Panch. Lvs. spatulate, obtuse, subcordate 

 at base: fls. sessile, fasciculate-congested; infl. pubescent: fr. 

 puberulent, subglobose, about Hin. diam., fragrant, sweet to 

 the taste. New Caledonia. Intro, into Calif, by Franceschi. 

 E. Litma, Berg=E. apiculata. E. Mato, Uriseb. Lvs. 

 ovate, obtuse, about 1 J3 in. long: fls. solitary on peduncles much 

 shorter than Ivs. Argentine. Intro, by Franceschi, who describes 

 the fr. as orange-colored, ribbed, and about 1 in. diam., and by the 

 U, S. Dept. Agric. E. myrioph^Ua, Casar. Growing parts pubes- 

 cent: Ivs. mostly ternate, very narrowly linear, %-l \^ in. long, 

 much exceeding the solitary peduncles. Brazil. E. pungent, 

 Berger. Young parts pilose: Ivs. elliptic-oblong, spine-tipped, 2-3 

 in. long, J^-1 in. broad, much exceeding the simple peduncles in 

 their axils: fr. depressed-globose, puberulent, small. Brazil. Intro, 

 by Franceschi, and by the U. S. Dept. Agric. E. pyrifdrmis, Camb. 

 Lvs. myrtle-like but white tomentose beneath, about equaled by 

 the branched peduncles: fr. pear-shaped, yellow, puberulent, 

 edible. Brazil. Intro, in Calif, by Franceschi. E. Ugni, Hook & 

 Arn.=MyrtU8 Ugni. E. Uvdlha, Camb., not Miq. Growing 

 parts and infl. pubescent: Ivs. oblong, narrowed at base, obtuse, 

 1-2 in. long, much exceeding the simple peduncles: fr. yellow, size 

 and shape of a small pear, edible. Brazil. Intro, by Franceschi. 



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EULALIA: Miscanihus. 



EULOPHIA (Greek, handsome crest). Orchiddceae. 

 Terrestrial orchids, requiring warmhouse conditions. 



Rather small plants with membranaceous Ivs. and 

 conspicuous pseudobulbs: scape basal, several-fld.; 

 sepals and petals spreading, similar, ascending; label- 

 lum 3-lobed; pollima 2. About 50-60 species, in the 

 tropics of both hemispheres. The cult, of Calanthe 

 will apply to this genus. 



maculata, Reichb. f. Pseudobulbs ovate, compressed : 

 Ivs. ovate, spotted or blotched: fls. small; upper sepal 

 hood-shaped, lateral ones acuminate, reddish brown; 

 petals broader, white or pale rose; labellum cordate, 

 with 2 crimson spots, triangular in outline, near the base, 

 otherwise white. Brazil. B.R. 618 (as Angraecum). 



