4tf£ HISTORY OF 



is hemispherical, perfectly intire in the margin, 

 and afterwards becomes the capsule. On the 

 top of the calyx, rather within the margin, 

 stands a conical pointed calyptra, which is of 

 the same colour with the calyx, and about as 

 long as that and the footstalk taken together. 

 This calyptra, which is the essential mark of 

 the genus, and differs from that of the Euca- 

 lyptus obliqua of L'Heritier only in being co- 

 nical and acute, instead of hemispherical, is 

 perfectly entire, and never splits or divides, 

 though it is analogous to the corolla of other 

 plants. When it is removed, a great number 

 of red stamina are seen standing in a conical 

 mass, which before the calypta is taken off, 

 are completely covered by it, and filled in the 

 inside. The Antherss are small and red. In 

 the centre of these stamina is a single style or 

 pointal, rising a little above them, and termi- 

 nated by a blunt stigma. The stamina are 

 very resinous and aromatic. They are inserted 

 into the margin of the calyx, so that the genus 

 is properly placed by Mr. L'Heritier in the 

 class Icosandria. These stamina and style be- 

 ing removed, and the germen cut across about 

 the middle of the calyx, it appears to be di- 

 vided into three cells, each containing the ru- 

 diments of one or more seeds. 



On making incisions in the trunk of this 

 tree, large quantities of red resinous juice are 

 obtained, sometimes even more than sixty gal- 

 lons from a single tree. When this juice is 

 dried, it becomes a very powerfully astringent 



