168 MYRTI. [Cl. 14. 



men of the Combretaccte is of one cell, containing 

 from 1 to 4 rudiments of Seeds, pendulous from the 

 top of the cell, only one of which is perfected. Albu- 

 men none. Cotyledons leafy, generally involute. Ra- 

 dicle superior. Plumula inconspicuous. Stamens twice 

 as many as the segments of the Calyx, or, if only the 

 same number, alternate therewith. 



Ord. 89. MYRTI. "Calyx of 1 leaf, pitcher-shaped, 

 or tubular, superior, or rarely only half-superior, either 

 naked or with 2 scales at the base. Petals definite, 

 inserted into the upper part of the Calyx, alternate 

 with it's segments, and equal to them in number. Sta- 

 mens indefinite" (in some definite), " inserted into the 

 same part under the Petals. Anthers small, roundish, 

 curved, bordering the dilated summit of each Filament. 

 Germen simple, inferior, or occasionally half-inferior. 

 Style 1. Stigma single, rarely divided. Fruit a Berry, 

 Dm pa, or sometimes .a Capsule, of 1 or many cells, 

 with 1 or many Seeds. Embryo straight or incurved, 

 destitute of Albumen. Stem arboreous or shrubby, 

 with usually opposite branches. Leaves mostly op- 

 posite and simple, rarely alternate, very often marked 

 with pellucid dots." 



Sect. 1 . Flowers axillary, either solitary, or on op- 

 posite many-flowered stalks. Leaves generally oppo- 

 site, and dotted. Alangium Lamarck, Dockcas, Me- 

 laleuca, fig. 53-56, Leptospermum, Guapurium Juss., 

 Psidiuniy Myrtus, Eugenia, Caryophyllus (which is 

 an Eugenia), Decumaria, Pitnica, Philadelphia, Son- 



