1910] Hall: Studies in Ornamental Trees and Shrubs. 31 



flowers white (or lilac?), in pairs (this especially distinct in bud), in 

 dense spikes of 1 to 1% i n - in length, these at first terminal but the axis 

 finally grows out into a leafy branch: stamens % to % in. long, the long 

 claws emitting short filaments along their entire length: capsule ovoid- 

 globular, narrowed at base. Illustrations: PI. 3, fig. 3; Cav., Icon., pi. 

 336 (poor). 



Flourishes at Berkeley and at Los Angeles. A rare sort 

 which should be widely cultivated for its trim habit, pale foliage, 

 and usually pure-white flowers. 



6. M. decussata R. Br. 



A large spreading shrub, sometimes 20 ft. high, the branches com- 

 monly pendulous: bark shreddy: herbage bright green and glabrous 

 throughout: leaves strictly opposite, elliptic oblong or lanceolate, acute, 

 or obtuse, narrowed to the base, % to % in. long, nearly % in. wide: 

 flowers lilac, the buds strictly opposite, the clusters cylindric, 1 in. or 

 less long, the axis growing out as a leafy shoot, or the clusters globose 

 and terminal or lateral when the flowers are sterile: stamens % in. long, 

 shortly united into bundles of 10 to 15 each: capsule partially embedded 

 in the woody stem. Illustrations: PI. 4, fig. 1; Bot. Mag., pi. 2268. 



Common in California gardens but suitable only for large 

 grounds and parks. 



7. M. leucadendron L. M. cajaputi Roxb. CAJUPUT TREE. 



PUNK TREE. 



A large tree with thick spongy bark which peels off in layers, and 

 pendulous branchlets, either entirely glabrous or the young shoots silky: 

 leaves alternate, elliptic or oblong, tapering to each end, usually 2 to 4 

 in. long (rarely even 8 in.) and % to % in. wide, with 3 to 7 parallel 

 nerves and numerous cross-veinlets: flowering spikes creamy white (vary- 

 ing to pink and purple in Australia), 1% to 4 in. long, 1 in. wide, at first 

 terminal, the axis growing out only after flowering: stamens nearly % 

 in. long. Illustrations: PI. 4, fig. 3; Cav. Icon., pi. 333 (as Metrosideros 

 quinquenervia) ; Maiden, Forest FL N. S. W., pi. 15; Bot. Cook's First Voy., 

 pi. 112. 



This tree, which resembles some of the Acacias, is grown 

 sparingly in Southern California. The largest specimen (about 

 20 years old) is at the Coronado Nurseries and measures 40 feet 

 in height, the trunk is 14 inches in diameter, and the soft bark 

 % to li/o inches thick. The wood is said to possess ' ' a most 

 beautiful combination of light and darker shades, which may be 

 compared in appearance to ripple marks" (Maiden), and to be 

 hard, heavy, close-grained, and imperishable underground. The 



