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Berry 1- or few-cellecl, l-few-seeded. Trees, trop. Asia, Am. 1. 

 Gustavia. Trees or shrabs; Ivs. large, glossy; fls. showy, 5'-6' 

 across, white, pink-tinged, racemed or umbelled ; berry fleshy, apple- 

 like. Trop. Am. 8. Careya. Trees; fls. large, red, yellow, in 

 spikes, hds., or corymbs; berry large, orange-like; Ind., one spec, in 

 N. Australia. 3. Baningtonia. Large oak-like trees ; Ivs. large ; fls. 

 large, showy, pink, scarlet, white; berry fleshy, 1-seeded, V-2' long. 

 Ind., Malaya, Ind. Arch., N. Australia, E. Af. Tribe 4. Sta. <», 

 free. Berry 2-more-celled, cells often 1-seeded. Lvs. opp., entire, 

 exstip. 1. Caryophyllus aromdtieus, Clove Tkbe. Evergreen, 15°- 

 30^ high; lvs. large; fls. purple, corymbose; unexpanded fl.-buds the 

 Cloves of pharmacy. Amboyna. 2. Eugenia. Handsome trees or 

 shrubs ; trop.. both worlds. Fls. white, axil. ; E. Pimmia, All- 

 spice, Pimento ; small berries are the AU^ice of commerce. E. 

 Jambbaa, Rose- Apple ; berries as large as a plum, edible. 8, 

 Psidium. Trees or shrubs ; fls. large, white ; berries large. Trop. 

 Am. P. Gwiidoa, Gudva. 15°-20° high ; produces the well-known 

 fruit. 4. M^rtus, Myrtle. Many spec, thyme-like dwarfs, shrubs, 

 small trees ; both worlds. M. communis. Classic Mtbtle. Ever- 

 green shrub ; fls. white, fragrant. Wood beautifully mottled, valu- 

 able. Fig. 178. "W. Asia. Tribe S. Sta. oo, free or connate. Boll 

 2-oo-ceIl^. Shrubs or trees, chiefly in Australia. 1. Eucalyptus, 

 Gum Trees. Corolla 0. Nearly 150 species, Australasia. E. gigav^ 

 tens, 400° high, 100° in girth. Tasmania. E. pulvendenia, lofty tree, 

 New Holland. Fig. 157. 2. Beaufortia. Shrubs with showy fls. ; 

 .>-petalled; New Holland. Tribe 6. Sta. often def, some usually 

 sterile. Fr. 1-seeded, indehisc, or 2-valved at top. 15 gen., many 

 spec. Heath-like shrubs, Australia. 1. Darwinia ; fls. apetalous. 



2. Chamaelaiicium ; petals 5, sta. 10, 5 abortive, strap-shaped ; fls. 

 white. 



Ord. 92. Combretaceae.— Characters of Halorageas ; but Trees or 

 Shrubs, erect or climbing. 23 gen., 200 spec. Trop., both worlds. 

 1. Gyrocarpus; nut winged; trees, E. Ind., trop. Am. 2. Ilhgera; 

 nut 4-winged; climbing shrubs; lvs. temate, Java; lvs. qumate, 

 trop. Af. 3. Combretum. Petals 4, sta. 8 ; drupe leathery, 4-wmged. 

 Trees or shrubs, often trailing or climbing by the persistent If.-stalks, 

 which are changed to hooks. Fls. jf §?, in spicate panicles. Many 

 fine spec. Both worlds. 4. Quisqualis. Climbing shrub ; petals 5, 

 sta. 10. Fls. white, changing to red ; spicate, showy. Asia, At S. 

 Terminalia. Both worlds. T. Ca/djopa, tree, Ind. Emb., Fig. 191, Ji. 



Ord 93. Rhizophoracese.— Characters of Combretaceae; but lvs. 

 ent. Trees, Shrubs. 14 gen., trop., both worlds 3 Tribes: 



Tribe 1. Styles 3-5. pIrispermO. 1. AnisophJ^Uea. Shrubs trees ; 

 troD Asia W Af. Tribe 2. Style 1. Perisperm fleshy. 1. Cassi- 

 ?Xet 'l^esf lvs. opp. ; petalsV5-clawed,^fringed^ Berry small 

 few-seeded. 3 spec, W.Jni, Cent. Am, Venezuela Guiana Tr be 



3. Style 1. Perisperm 0. Radicle very large P'-°t™/!d from the 

 fruit whilst still on the tree. Maritime trees. 1. Rh.zdphora, Man- 

 grove. Fls. complete, 4-merous; sta 8-12 Ova. half-adh. Fi. 1- 

 celled, 1-seeded. branching trees, sending down aerial roots, like the 

 Banvan, into the muddy swamps they mh^Ut R. Mangle, fls. yel 

 low- fr edible. La., Fla., S. Sev. spec, Old World. 



Rose Alliance.-F]s. usually § ; reg. or irreg. Carpels 1 or more ; 



