122 ORDEII 52. MELASTOMACE^E. 



I> Stamens united into 5 sets. Fruit capmlar. Lvs. alternate or opposite. Austrl. .MELALECCA. 3 



b Stamens distinct. < Flowers ir. dense lateral cymes. (Lvs. alternate.) Austrl. .OALLISTKMON. 3 



c Flowers solitary, axillary. Sepals equal. Lvs. opposite. . .MYKTUS. 4 



c ! lowers solitary, axillary. Sep. unequal, Opp. Guana. . . r'simuM. 5 



1. EUGENIA JAMBOS. Rose Apple. Tree (20 30f in India), with 

 lanceolate leaver*. Flowers white, in terminal showy cymes. Fruit round-ovoid, crowned 

 with the calyx, If diam., yellow, with a thick rind, which has a sweetish, rose-like flavor. 



2. MELALEUCA JIYPERICIFOLTA. Shrubby, of, with opposite, ellip- 

 tic-oblong, shining, 3-veined leaves on the drooping branches. Flowers of a splendid 

 red, in slender spikes, with innumerable stamens (!' long) radial ing in all directions. 

 ffJL. LKUCAnENimoN, the famous (Jajeput Tree of the East, has long lance-linear leaves, 

 white fls. spiked on the pendent branchlets. The trunk is black and the branches white. 



3. CALLISTEMON LANCEOLATUM. Bottle-brush. Beautiful shrub, 

 with long, thick, lanceolate leaves, and the flowers in dense, cylindric spikes, crimson sta- 

 mens innumerable, radiant at right angles, suggesting the English name. Often cultivated. 



4. MYRTUS COMMUNIS. Myrtle. Evergreen shrub or tree of S. Eu- 

 rope, emblematic of victory in honorable contests. The leaves are long, ovate, shining, 

 the flowers pure white or rose-tinged, with innumerable stamens, and the berries black. 



ORDEII LII. MELASTOMACEvE. MELASTOMES. 



Trees, shrubs, or herbs, with square branches and usually no stipules. 

 Leaves opposite, undivided, dot-less, and 3-5-veined. Calyx tube urceolate, 

 adherent, at least to the angles of the ovary. Petals 4 6, convolute in bud. 

 Stamens definite. AntJiers opening by terminal pores. Fruit capsular or 

 baccate. Genera more than a hundred, all tropical except the following. 



1. RHEXIA, L. DEER-GRASS. Calyx 4-cleft, swelling at the base. 

 Petals 4. Stamens 8, 1 -celled. Styles declined. Capsules 4-celled, nearly 

 free from the investing calyx tube. Seeds numerous. if Leaves opposite, 

 exstipulate, 3-veined. Flowers showy. June September. 



Anthers curved, saccate and appendaged at base. Flowers purplish. . .(.) 



a Stem square, winged. Leaves ovate to lanceolate, bristly-serrate Nos. 1. 2 



a Stem terete or teretish. Leaves lanceolate to linear Noe. 3, 4 



Anthers straight, oblong. b Stems simple, with purple flowers Nos. 5. fi 



b Stems brachiate, with yellow flowers No. 7 



1 11. Virginica L. Meadow Beauty. Stem narrowly 4-winged ; leaves sessile, and 



with the stem clothed with scattered hairs ; calyx hispid. Wet grounds, E. Mass., 

 S. and W. 12 !(/. Cymes corymbed. Flowers purple. July, August. 



2 R. stricta Ph. Stem tall, strongly 4-winged, glabrous ; leaves acuminate, glabrous ; 



calyx glabrous, tube very short. Bogs, S. 3 4f. Purple. June, July. 



3 R. JWaria.ua L. Hairy; leaves lanceolate and lance-linear, acute, bristly-serrate, 



tapering to a short petiole. Sandy bogs, N. J. to Fla. 1 2f. Purple. 

 /3. linearl*. Diffusely branched ; Ivs. almost linear. South. (R. lanceolata Walt.) 



4 R. glabella Ph. Glabrous, glaucous; Ivs. lanceolate, subserrulate, acute, sessile; 



cal. glandular-hispid. Damp woods, S. 2 3f. Fls. few, large, purple. June Aug. 



5 R. ciliosa MX. Stem 1 2f, squarish; leaves broad-ovate, sparsely hispid above, 



margin ciliate with long bristles ; flowers few, subsessile, terminal ; calyx glabrous, 

 lobes acute. Damp woods, Md. to Fla. Petals roundish. Jsne August. 



6 R. serruiata N. Stem 68', square ; leaves small, roundish-oval, glabrous both 



sides, serrulate ciliate ; calyx glandular hispid, lobes obtuse. Swamps, S. 



