XV. 
EUCALYPTUS OBLIQUA 
Oblique-leaved Eucalyptus. 
ORDO NATURALIS. 
Myrti. Juss. Gen. p. 323 et 451. 
—_eee = 
Sect.1. Antherz dorso apicis supra insertionem filamenti callose, 
t Calyx apice — confluens, operculiformis, sub anthesin ae re basi truncata. Petale 
nulla, Filamentaad marginem receptaculi —— imbricata, Pericarpium recep- 
taculoi eee: 3-4- lobulace, superne dehiscen ma wii angustum. Semina plurima 
singulis loculis, colo subrotundo sessilia, angula Arbores excelscee, gummifer@, cortice qua- 
rundam ut in Taxo e¢ Platano deciduo. Gemme vix le Folia primo anno opposita, dein sepius 
alterna, plus minus verticalia et inceequilateralia, coriacea, sempervirentia, Flores Fasciculut pedun- 
culo communi gone decomposito ex axillis foliorum prea tenellorum, his sa ibus quasi 
laterales, vel ramulo parum ultra producto demum terminales. Nomena aes Grecis. ev bene, et 
xahuTITw tego, pri teal egregius Botanicus L’ Heritier. 
# Flores juxta basin ramulorum quasi laterales, 
E, foliis valde inzequilateralibus, anguste obovato-cuneatis, subfalcatis: fasciculis simplicibus : 
pedunculis teretibus: calyce brevi, convexo, acuminulato. 
E. tg Oe Smith in Linn, Trans. v, 3. p. 287. charactere generis a L’Herit. mutuato. E, ‘tiles 
a. L’flerit. in Ait. Hort. Kew. v. 2. p.157. E, obliqua. L’Herit. Sert. Angl. p. 18. f. 
Sponte nascentem in Van Diemen’s Land plagis australibus, legit D. Nelson.. 
Floret apud nos Junio, Julio. 
his rare tree flowered abundantly last year at Isaac Swainson’s, Esq. Twickenham, and i is now 
in our gardens; for it is with great on accident 
isolaced into this PI in the year 1774, re Scan urneaux, ae wit , peered 
nigerum, and Siderox xylum Sericeum. The abovementioned author, beth in his Botany of New 
soem and in the ee Lag eesa has oe peatars 's Shacaied character from bie 
ee <tract from his MSS. ‘nus a Metrosideris distinctum ob absentiam 
ppbars by the following extract from eae te vel 2 aa 
ich is cole em gogo but sometimes 
ee 
CTO 
REFERENCES TO THE PLATE. " 
1. The Operculum.. 
2. An Anther magnified. 
3. A ripe Front.” 
.. ASeed magnified. — 
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+ In. Resinifers. Andr. Bot. Rep. Operculum duplex delineatur; exterius nondum ipse vidi, nec in. quibusdane 
