416 
ICOSANDRIA MONOGYNIA. 
Class XII, 
1117. METROSIDE'ROS. W. Metrosideros. 
rough 
many-flowered : 
ribbed 
cluster-flowered 
narrow-leaved 
margined 
linear-leaved 
Pine-leaved 
long-leaved 
willow-leaved 
spear-leaved 
splendid 
true Iron-wood ± □ or 
or 
6935 h'lspida Sm. 
6936 floribunda Sm. 
6937 costata Sm. 
6938 glomul'ifera W. 
6939 angustifolia W. 
6940 marginata P. S. 
6941 linearis W. 
6942pinif61ia W. en. 
6943 viminalis W. 
6944sarigna W. 
6945 lanceolata W. 
6946 speciosa B. M. 
6947 vera Lindl. 
6948 semperflorens Lodd. ever-blowing 
6949 linearifulia Link. linear-leaved 
6950 rugulosa W. 
1118. PSFDIUM. W. 
6951 pyriferum TV. 
6952 pom'iferum W. 
6953 aromaticum W. 
6954 cordatiim B. M. 
6955 montanum IV. 
6956 polycarpum And. 
6957 Cattleianum Lindl. purple 
1119. EUGE'NIA. W. 
6958 malaccensis W. 
6959Jambos W. 
6960 baruensis W. 
6961 myrtifolia Ker. 
M. austrdlis B. M. 
6962 axillaris W. 
or 
« L_l or 
« 1_J or 
* L_J or 
* I I or 
*L_Jor 
«l_|or 
*L_|or 
I I or 
Myrtacece. 
my.au Y 
jl.au W 
... Y 
my.jn Y.g 
Y.G 
... P.Y 
W 
G 
wrinkled 
GUAVA. 
white 
red 
aromatic 
cordate 
mountain 
clustered 
*l_Jor 
jn jl 
mr.jn R 
□ fr 
I I or 
□ fr 
□ fr 
□ fr 
_ l_Jfr 
Eugenia. 
Malay Apple-tr.i □ fr 
narrow-leaved ^ □ fr 
many-flowered 
myrtle-leaved 
6963 fragrans W. 
6964 Mini W. 
6965 ell'iptica W. 
6966 ligustrina W. 
6967 uniflora W. 
6968 zeylanica W. 
6969 latifolia W. 
axillary 
sweet-scented 
small-fruited 
round-fruited 
privet-leaved 
one-flowered 
Ceylon 
broad-leaved 
□ or 
□ or 
*^or 
^□or 
^□or 
«i_J or 
^□or 
*E nor 
^□or 
• □or 
my.jn K 
jn.n Cr 
mr.jn Cr 
mr.jn G 
mr.jn Cr 
mr.jn R 
mr.jn Pk 
Myrtacece. 
W 
W 
w 
w 
w 
my W 
my.jn W 
Myrtacece. 
my.au S 
f.jl G.Y 
... W 
ap.jl W 
1789. 
1788. 
1816. 
1805. 
1787. 
1816. 
1788. 
1800. 
1788. 
jn.jl 
jn.jl 
my.jl 
Sp. 16—20. 
N. S. W. 
N. S. W. 
N. S. W. 
N. S. W. 
C. G. H. 
N. S. W. 
N. S. W. 
N. S. W. 
N. S. W. 
N. S. W. 
N. S. W. 
N. S. W. 
E. Indies 1819. 
N. S. W. 1818. 
N.S. W. 1820. 
N.S.W. 1821. 
Sp. 7—10. 
W. Indies 1656. 
W. Indies 1692. 
W. Indies 1779. 
W. Indies 1811. 
W. Indies 1779. 
Trinidad 1810. 
S. Amer. 1818. 
Sp. 14—37. 
E. Indies 1768. 
E. Indies 1768. 
S. Amer. ... 
N. Holl. 1818. 
10 s W 
10 ap.my W 
10 
8 my.s 
8 au 
7 ja.mr 
10 jn.jl 
10 ... 
1120. CARYOPHYI/LUS. P. S. Clove-Tree 
6970 aromaticus P. S. 
1121. MYR'TUS. W. 
6971 communis W. 
et romdna 
/3 tarent'tna 
6952 
aromatic 
Myrtle. 
common 
broad-leaved 
Box-leaved 
6956 
Myrtacece. 
i □ cul 20 ... W 
Jamaica 1793. 
Jamaica 1790. 
Guiana 1803. 
N. S. W. 1790. 
Hispaniol.1798. 
Brazil 1759. 
Ceylon 1798. 
Guiana 1793. 
Sp.l 
Moluccas 1797. 
Sp. 10—35. 
S. Europe 1597. 
S. Europe 1597. 
S. Europe 1597. 
6944 
c 
s.l 
Exot. bot. 1. 1.42 
c 
s.l 
c 
s.l 
Gee. se. l.t.34.f.2 
c 
s.l 
c 
s.l 
c 
s.l 
Cav. ic. 4. t. 332 
c 
s.l 
Ser. han. 19. t.ll 
c 
s.l 
Wen. col. I.t.l6 
ijae. se. i. t.o't.L* 
c 
sll 
Bot. mag. 1821 
c 
s.l 
Bot. mag. 260 
c 
S.1 
Bot. mag. 1761 
c. 
, s.l 
Lindl. coll. 18 
c 
p.l 
Bot. cab. 523 
c 
p.l 
c 
p.l 
c 
r.m 
Rum. am. 1. 1.47 
c 
r.m 
Rhe. mal. 3. t. 35 
c 
r.m 
Aub. gui. I.t.l91 
c 
r.m 
Bot. mag. 1779 
c 
r.m 
c 
r.m 
Bot. reg. 653 
c 
r.m 
Lindl. coll. 16 
c 
s.p 
Bot. rep. 458 
L 
s.p 
Bot. mag. 1696 
L 
s.p 
Jac. ic. 3. t. 486 
L 
s.p 
Bot. reg. 627 
0, 
s.p 
c 
s.p 
Bot. mag. 1242 
c 
s.p 
Au. gui. 1. 1. 197 
c 
s.p 
Bot. mag. 1872 
Q 
s.p 
Q 
s.p 
JjOI.. mag. 
c 
s.p 
Bot. rep. 619 
c 
s.p 
Aub. gui. l.t. 199 
c 
l.p 
Ru. amb. 2. t.1.2 
c 
r.m 
Du. ar. e. n. t. 43 
c 
r.m 
Mil. ic. 1. 184. f.l 
c 
r.m 
mm 
|Uj^6935 
6946 
History, Use, Propagation, Culture, 
requiring to grow to a good size before they produce flowers are weU adapted for a conservatory : the culture 
and propagation as in Leptospermum. 
1117. Metrosideros. From f^/ir^ct,, the heart of a tree, and o-i^vi^ov, iron, in allusion to the hardness of the 
wood. One species (M. vera) is called iron wood. The Chinese make their rudders and anchors of it ; and 
among the Japanese it is so scarce and valuable that it is only allowed to be manufactured in the service of 
their king. The bark is used as a remedy for fluor albus and diarrhoea, being mixed with Pinang, and a 
small quantity of cloves and nutmegs. This is a genus distinguished at sight by the peculiar character of the 
shrubs of Australasia, with both sides of the leaf alike. M. hispida, lanceolata, and speciosa, are beautiful 
plants, but not free flowerers. They are rather difficult to strike. Sweet recommends " ripened wood planted 
under a bell-glass in sand." 
1118. Psidium. One of the Greek names of the Pomegranate. In English it is called Guava, a corruption 
of the American name Guayaba. Most of the species are cultivated in the tropics for their fruit, which also 
ripens freely in this country, though it is of little merit. P. pyriferum bears fruit the size of a hen's egg, 
yellowish, with a peculiar smell. The rind is brittle and fleshy ; pulp rather firm, full of bony seeds, flesh 
colored, sweet, aromatic, and pleasant. In the West Indies it is eaten with avidity, not only by the natives, 
but by Europeans : with those who are not accustomed to it, the Guava is apt to occasion a slight flux ; but 
Jacquin affirms, that when he has been thirsty on a journey he has eaten of it to satiety without suffering any 
harm. It is eaten raw in the dessert, but the seeds are scarcely separable. It is also preserved with sugar. 
P. pomiferum has fruit like a pomegranate, which is seldom eaten, though eatable, and being astringent is counted 
strengthening for the stomach. P. Cattleianum is reckoned one of the best of the Guavas ; the fruit is of a fine 
deep claret color, and the pulp in consistence and flavor bears a considerable resemblance to the strawberry. 
All the species are of easy culture in light and rather rich loam, and are increased readily by seeds, layers, or 
cuttings in sand under a hand-glass. 
