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POPULAR GARDEN BOTANY. 



entire ; capsule three-celled, many-seeded, joined together at the 

 base and included in the thickened tube of the calyx, which 

 grows by its base to the branch. 



The meaning of the word is beautiful and rod, which 

 name arises from the branches of these handsome Australian 

 plants being covered with scarlet blossoms. They were in- 

 troduced into our greenhouses about fifty years ago, by the 

 species quadrifida and villosa ; since then clavata, gracilis, 

 and Knightii have been introduced from the same country. 



MELALEUCA. 



Gen. Char. (Volyadelpliia Folgandria.) Parcels of stamens 

 five, opposite the petals, long ; anthers incumbent ; capsules 

 three-celled, many-seeded, joined together at the base and in- 

 cluded in the thickened tube of the calyx, which grows to the 

 branch. 



The first-described species having black wood and white 

 branches, the genus received its name from the Greek for 

 black and white. These shrubs are often introduced into 

 the greenhouse (in which about fifty species may be grown), 

 for they are not only very ornamental, but are easily reared 

 with common care and treatment. The following are some 



