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oblonp, '4-1^4 ill. loiiK, with proiuiiu-iit luiilrih atul dots 

 iK-neath: Hs, noli nvi. in spikes 2 in. loiin and about !us 

 wide, the axis jirowing out as a leafy shoot; stamens 

 ?4-l in. long, ineluding the elaw of about ^-im.: fr. 

 sessile by a broad btise. May-Oct. L.B.C. 2:199.— 

 One of the most jtopular, with pleasing foliage and gor- 

 geous bUKiiu. 



2. lateritia, Otto. Graeeful shrub with many slender 

 branehes. (1-12 ft.: Ivs. alternate, linear, acute, '2 -Viin. 

 long, ((uite nerveless: lis. rii-h scarlet, in cylindric 

 spikes about 2'o in. long and forming the b;use of leafy 

 bnuiehes; stamens •^4in. long, the claw very short: fr. 

 se&ule. — Grown for its graceful habit and for the soft 

 color of its {\s. 



3. Wasonii, F. Muell. Tall elegant shrub, glabrous 

 or slightly pubescent: Ivs. opposite, imbricate on twigs, 



2346. Melaleucas: /, M. hypericifolia; 2, M. decussata; 

 i, M. Leucadendron. 



linear, acute, 14-/^^^- long: fls. red, scattered or in 

 loose spikes; stamens 3^in. long: fr.ses.sile. B.M. 6131. 



BB. Fls. while, blue, lilac, or pink. 

 C. Lv.s. nioatly oppnaite. 



4. linariifdlia, Smith. Tall shrub or tree, pubescent 

 only on young parts: Ivs. rigid, broad-hnear, acuminate, 

 mostly \-\yi in. long, the midrib prominent beneath: 

 fl-s. white, in pairs in spikes 1-1 }4 in. long, these at 

 first terminal but the shoot .soon continuing; stamens 

 \'i-%\n. long, the long claws emitting .short filaments 

 along their entire length: fr. narrow at base but se.ssile. 



5. decussata, K. Br. Fig. 2346. .Sjjreading shrub, to 

 20 ft., bright green and glabrous: Ivs. lanceolate to 

 oblong, narrowed at ba.se, %-]/2iT\. long, 1 line wide: fls. 

 jilac, in cylinrlrie Hpike.s 1 in. or less long, the axis grow- 

 ing out as a leafy shoot, or the clusters globose and lat- 

 eral or terminal when the fls. are sterile; stamens J^in. 

 long, very shortly unitc;d in bundles of 10-1.5: fr. broad 

 at base, partly embeddctd in the thickened rachis. B.M. 

 22f>H. L.B.C. 13: 120s. — Grown in large grounds, 

 where the .sprea<ling branches and pendulous twigs 

 may develop to best a<lvantage. 



cc. Lvs. mnMlij (iltcnmli- or spinil. 



D. Length of li'x. mostly orcr } 2»i. 

 t). Leucadendron, Linn. (.1/. (Uijuputi, Uoxbg. M. 

 /fi/(/(V/ii, Uaeusch). ("'A.nii't'TTuKE. I'unkTuek. Swamp 

 Tk \ TuKE. Fig, 2346. Large tree with thick spongy 

 bark and pendulous branchlets (branches rigid and erect 

 in small iilanis), either glabrous or the young shoots 

 silky: Ivs. elliptic or oblong, tapering to each end, 2-4 

 or S in. long, '2^''4iii- wide, with 3-7 parallel nerves 

 an<l numert)us cros.s-veinlets: fls. ereamj'-white (vary- 

 ing t(i pink and purple in .\ustral.); the spikes 1J4-4 in. 

 long, 1 in, wide, the axis growing out only after flower- 

 ing; stamens nearly 'jin. long. June-Oct. G.M. 

 40:708. Bot. Cook's First Voy. 112. Maiden, For. 

 Fl. N. S. W. I.'). — This tree withstands salt-water, 

 wind, drought, and slight frosts. The Ivs. of certain 

 forms yield the well-known green aromatic cajuput 

 oil used in medicine. The bark is pale buff and peels 

 off in many thin layers; it is very tlurable and almost 

 impervious to water; it is valuable for packing frs. and 

 is use<l for roofs and boats. A low, pyramid.al form with 

 narrow Ivs. and silky fls. is sometimes listed as var. 

 minor, Hort. 



7. styphelioides, Smith. Becoming a tall tree, with 



thick si)ongy bark, glabrous except the silky young 



shoots and infl.: Ivs. ovate, sessile by a broad base, 



rigidly acuminate, often somewhat twisted, H-xiin. 



long, nearly 34'"- w-ide, many-nerved: fls. creamy 



white, in dense spikes 1 or 2 in. long, the axis growing 



out before flowering is over; stamens 4 lines long: fr. 



globose, crowned by the persistent calyx-teeth. 



— Grown at San Diego; a subject worthy of 



much wider use. 



8. armillaris, Smith (A/, dlha, Hort.). Tall 

 graceful slirub with slender leafy twigs, glabrous 

 throughout: Ivs. narrowly linear, '2-54in. long, 

 not 1 line wide, the tip very slender and usually 

 curved: fls. white, in cylindric spikes often 2 in. 

 or more long, the axis jirotruding and leafy 

 before the buds open; stamens Jjin. long, the 

 ribbon-like claw about equahng the distinct fila- 

 ments: caps, with broad base partly embedded 

 in the rachis. Bot. Cook's First Voy. 114. — 

 The best of the white-fld. melaleucas, especially 

 because of its slender drooping branchlets and 

 absence of barren twigs. The knotted fr.-clus- 

 ters, .so objectionable in some species, are not 

 evident in this. 



DD. Length of Ivs. mostly l-'iin. or less. 



9. parviflora, Lindl. (Af. Preissiana, Schau.). Tree 

 or tall shrub, glabrous or the young parts pubescent: 

 Ivs. tliick, rigid, lanceolate or broadly linear, very 

 acute, about J 21". long, the nerves obscure: fls. white, 

 in loo.se spikes 1 in. or less long: fr. globose, narrowed 

 to the base. June-Oct. — M. armillaris and M. eriei- 

 foHa are often erroneously labeled M. Preissiana in 

 Calif, gardens and nurseries. 



10. Huegelii, Endl. Erect rigid shrub, 6-15 ft., 

 nearly glabrous: Ivs. spirally arranged, appressed, over- 

 lapping, sessile, ovate, acute, Jiin. or less long, striate 

 with 3-7 nerves: fls. white (or buds pinkj, in dense 

 spikes 1-5 in. long by about ^iin. wide, the rachis 

 growing out Ix^fore the buds open; stamens 4 or 5 

 lines long, the conspicuous claw ending in 7-11 fila- 

 ments: frs. globose, with broad base partly erabedtled 

 in the rachis, crowded into a cylindric .spike. — Inter- 

 esting chiefly because of its oddity. 



11. ericifSlia, Smith. Small tree, either glabrous or 

 pubescent, the bark thi(^k and soft: Ivs. not rigifl, 

 usually recurved from the middle, narrowly linear or 

 nearly cylimlric, rather obtuse, about '2'"- long: fls. 

 yellowish white, the spikes ' 2-I in. long and less than 

 J'-iin. wide, the rachis soon growing out, or the steriU^ 

 fls. in nearly globular terminal heads; stamens H'm. 



