PLATE: UGG. 
EUCALYPTUS RESINIFERA. 
Resinous Eucalyptus. 
CLASS XII. O ED ER.-1. 
ICOSANDRIA MONOGYNIA. About Twenty Chives. One Pointal, 
ESSENTIAL GENERIC CHARACTER. 
thesin tectus operculo integerrimo deciduo. 
Ca.yYx superus persistens truncatus, ante an- EmPaLement above persistent truncated, be- 
fore the flowering covered by an entire 
Corolla nulla. Capsula quadrilocularis, 
deciduous /id. Blossom none. Capsule 
apice dehiscens polysperma. four-celled, gaping at the point and many- 
seeded. 
SPECIFIC CHARACTER. 
Evca.yrtus, operculo conico tereti coriaceo | Evucatyptus, with a conical columnar lea- 
calyce duplo longiori, umbellis lateralibus thery lid twice the length of the empale- 
solitariis. Smith in Linn. Tr. 3. p. 284.— ment, and lateral solitary umbels. 
Wild, Sp. Pl. 2. 977. 
REFERENCE TO THE PLATE. 
1. A bud in its infant state. 
2. The calyptra or lid, when in perfection. 
3. A chive magnified. 
, 4. The pointal and seed-bud. 
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Tats species of the genus Eucalyptus, a genus well characterized from the singular operculum, which, 
instead of a corolla, defends the infantile fructification from external injuries, is a native of New South 
Wales ; and was introduced, by seeds from that country, into our gardens, along with some other 
Eucalypti, several years ago ; but has never flowered in Britain until the present summer, in Lady de 
Clifford’s collection at Paddington, where our drawing was made in July last. 
It is a shrub of considerable size, and handsome growth and foliage; and its younger shoots droop 
considerably, after the very elegant manner so much admired in the weeping willow. 
But the most singular trait in the plant is its tardy and protracted mode of flowering. It has already 
shown flowers, which it will not expand until next July: they are scarce half the size they will then 
be, and have upon the tip of the large calyptra one of a far smaller size, but similar in shape, and 
which will soon fall off, as will also the large one, a little previous to the expansion of the stamina 
next July. 
It requires a great deal of root-room, and rich earth ; is a very hardy green-house plant, and has 
hitherto been propagated by imported seeds only. 
