100 FAM. 126, 127, 128. 



126. Punicaceae, Pomegranate Family. 



Shrubs with opposite, entire, exstipulate leaves, and" 

 showy, perfect flowers; calyx 5-7 parted; petals 5-7, in- 

 serted on the throat of the calyx; stamens numerous in 

 rows, with versatile anthers; ovary several-celled, infer- 

 ior; style 1, or styles 5 united at the base; ovules numerous; 

 fruit a several-celled berry with a leathery coat, and mem- 

 branous septa; seeds in a watery pulp. 



Leaves oval to oblong, short-petioled, deciduous; peduncles axillary, 1- 

 several flowered; calyx-lobes shorter than the tube; petals scar- 

 let; berries subglobose, one-half to one dm. in diameter. Late 

 Spring. Cultivated in single and double varieties. 



Punica granatum, Pomegranate- 



127. Myrtaceae, Myrtle Family. 



Shrubs or trees with opposite or alternate, exstipulate, 

 punctate leaves, a vein running close to and parallel with 

 the margin; flowers perfect; calyx 4-5 lobed; petals as many 

 as the calyx-lobes, or wanting; stamens usually numerous 

 with filaments distinct or partially united; ovary inferior 

 or partly so, 1-many celled; style and stigma 1; ovules 

 1-numerous ; fruit a berry or (in eucalyptus) a capsule. 



Calyx 5-lobed, petals 5; stamens exserted. Evergreens. Cult. I 



1. Leaves opposite; flowers solitary, axillary, ------ 2 



1. Leaves alternate; flowers in dense lateral cymes; — shrub with thick, 

 lanceolate leaves; flowers with numerous crimson stamens. Spring. 



Callistemon lanceolatuin, Bottle-Brush 



1. Leaves alternate, flowers 3-many, usually white, in umbels, the latter 



solitary and axillary, or panicled near the end of the branch- 

 lets; — tall trees with simple, entire leaves, broadly ovate to 

 lanceolate and falcate, acuminate; stamens numerous, usually 

 distinct. The hardiest species are: E. vimimalis, Manna 

 Gum; E. obliqua, Messmate or Stringy-bark; E. polyanthema, 

 Australian Beech: E. resinifera, Kino; E. rostrata, Red Gum 

 etc, ________ Eucalyptus, Gum-tree 



2. Sepals equal; — shrub with ovate, shining leaves; flowers white or 



rose-tinged. Spring or Summer, - Myrtus communis, Sweet Myrtle 

 2. Sepals unequal; — tall shrub with oblong leaves in which the lateral 



veins are prominent; berry pulpy, edible. - Psidium Guajava, Guava 



128. Rhizophoraceae, Mangrove Family. 



Maritime shrubs or trees, with stipulate, leathery 

 leaves; flowers perfect, solitary in the axils, or variously 

 clustered; sepals and petals 3-4; stamens 2-4 times as many 

 as the petals, inserted at the base of a disk; ovary inferior 



