MYRTACEiE. 



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of the species : M, Leucadendron, minor, globifera, striata, 

 styphelioides, and many others, white-flowered ; viridiflora, 

 diosmcefolia, and others, green ; thymifolia, scabra, squamea, 

 cuticularis, etc., purple-flowered ; tetragona, decussata, gib- 

 losa, erubescens, lilac ; fulgens, hypericifolia, scarlet ; ellip- 

 tica, crimson ; seriata, callistemonea, rose-coloured ; tricho- 

 johylla, radula, etc., pink-flowered ; Frazerii is a beautiful 

 low shrub, with the flowers in a spike, the petals of which 

 are white, with fine, delicate, but conspicuous rose-coloured 

 stamens. Prom this short list it will be seen that there is 

 a great variety of species to choose from, and one or two of 

 these shrubs prove very ornamental ; they require a mixed 

 soil to make them flower well, and ripened cuttings will 

 root in sand under a bell-glass. 



EUCALYPTUS. (Gum-tree.) 



Gen. Char. (Icosandria Monogynia) Calyx truncate, covered 

 with an entire lid, which falls off ; no corolla ; capsule four- 

 celled, opening at the end, many-seeded. 



Named from the Greek, in allusion to the lid-like co- 

 vering of the calyx. Many species of this genus are lofty 



