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DE CANDOLLE'S SYSTEM. 



64. Myrtaceee. Trees or shrubs. Leaves with trans- 

 parent dots, and often with a vein running parallel with their 

 margin. Calyx 4- or 5-cleft, sometimes like a cap. Petals 

 quincuncial or wanting. Stamens indefinite ; anthers ovate, 

 small. Ovary l-2-4-5-6-celled. Fruit either dry or fleshy. 

 Seeds definite or indefinite ; embryo without albumen. 



The principal divisions are the following : 



Division 1. Myrteee. Fruit 2- or more celled, fleshy. 



Division 2. Leptospermea. Fruit 2- or more celled, cap- 

 sular. 



Division 3. Chamadaucieez. Fruit 1-celled. 



USES. The spices called Cloves and Pimento are the dried 

 flowers of Caryophyllus aromaticus and the dried fruit of 

 Eugenia Pimenta. The New Holland Eucalypti contain a 

 great quantity of tannin in their bark. Cajeputi oil is obtained 

 from Melaleuca Cajeputi. The bark of the Pomegranate 

 root is an anthelmintic. Almost all the species are beautiful 

 either in foliage or flower. 



Eugenia tuberculata. 1. A flower. 2. The same divided vertically. 3. A sta- 

 men. 4. A ripe fruit. 5. A leaf with the dots upon it. 



65. Onagracea. Herbaceous plants or shrubs. Leaves 

 alternate or opposite. Flowers generally showy. Calyx tubu- 

 lar, 4-lobed, valvate. Petals regular, with a twisted sestiva- 

 tion. Stamens 2, 4, or 8, inserted into the calyx. Styles 



