418 
ICOSANDRIA MONOGYNIA. 
Class XII. 
■y itdlica 
% bce'tica 
E lusitdnica 
Z Mlgica 
•y] mucrondta 
6972 tomentosa W. 
6973bifl6ra W. 
69741ucida W. 
6975 dumosa W. 
6976 Gregii W. 
G9n virgultosa W. 
6978acris W. 
6979 coriacea W. 
6980 pimentoldes Lindl. 
I I or 
I I or 
I I or 
□ or 
I I or 
I I or 
I 1 or 
I I or 
I I or 
I I or 
1122. CALYPTRAN'THES. W. Calyptranthes, 
6981 Zuzygium W. oval-leaved i CZl tm 
6982 Jambol^na W. Jambolana-tree i □ or 
6983 Chytraciilia W. forked II I or 
6984 caryophyllifolia W. clove-leaved i □ or 
Italian, or upr. it 
Orange-leaved it 
Portugal iH 
broad-lvd.Dutchmt 
Rosemary-lvd. M 
woolly-leaved H 
two-flowered * 
shining 
bushy 
Greg's m 
twiggy 
Wild Clove-treeat 
Sumach-leaved ^ 
Allspice-like * 
I I or 
6 jl.au 
6 jl.au 
6 jl.au 
6 jl.au 
2 jl.au 
6 jn.jl 
10 ap.my 
6 ... 
3 jn.jl 
6 ... 
6 jl.au 
10 my.jl 
30 
20 my 
Myrtacece. 
20 my.jl W 
20 ... W 
20 mr.my W 
20 ... W 
1123. PIMEN'TA. Lindl. PrMENTA. Myrtacece. 
6985 vulgaris Lindl. Allspice- Tree f □ cul 30 my.jl W 
Myrtus Pimenta L. 
1124. OLYN'THIA. Lindl. Olyptthia. Myrtacece. 
6986 disticha Lindl. globe-berried i □ or 2 ap.jl W 
Myrtus dtsticha W. 
S. Europe 1597. 
S. Europe 1597. 
S. Europe 1597. 
S. Europe 1597. 
S. Europe 1597. 
China 1776. 
Jamaica 1759. 
Surinam 1793. 
W. Indies 1793. 
Dominica 1776. 
Jamaica 1787. 
Jamaica 1759. 
Hispaniol.1759. 
W. Indies ... 
Sp. 4—6. 
W. Indies 1778. 
E. Indies 1796. 
Jamaica 1778. 
E. Indies 1822. 
Sp. 1. 
W. Indies 1723. 
C 
C 
c 
c 
c 
c 
L 
L 
L 
L 
L 
L s.p 
L s.p 
L s.p 
L s.p 
L s.p 
L s.p 
L s.p 
Blackwell, 1. 114 
Clus. hist. 1. 1. 1 
Bot. mag. 250 
Br. jam. t. 25. f 3 
Gas. se. 1. 1.33 f.3 
Plu. ic. t.208. f. 1 
PI. aim. t. WS.f.S 
PI. ic. t. 208. f. 2 
Bot. cab. 178 
Br. jam. t. 7. f.2. 
Ru. amb. 1. 1. 42 
Br. jam. t. 37. f2 
Ru. amb. 1. 1. 41 
L s.p Bot. mag. 1236 
1125. STRAVA'DIUM. Juss. Stra vadium. 
6987 acutangulum Juss. sharp-angled f_ □ or 20 
Myrtc 
1126. EUCALYP'TUS, 
6988 robusta Sm. 
6989 rostrata Cav. 
6990 pilularis Sm. 
6991 tereticornis Sm. 
6992 resin'ifera Sm. 
6993 marginata Sm. 
6994 capitellata Sm. 
6995 sal'igna Sm. 
6996 botryoides Sm. 
6997 botryoides Sm. 
6998 haemastoma Sm. 
6999 piperita Sm. 
VOOOobliqua W. 
7001 corymb6sa W. 
6972 
'US. 
"I 
W. Eucalyptus. 
Brown Gum 
beaked 
narrow-leaved 
long-horned 
Red Gum-tree 
thick-edged 
headed 
willow-like 
bunched 
glaucous-leaved 
red-mouthed 
Peppermint-tr. 
oblique-leaved 
corymbus-flow. 
I 1 tm 
I i tm 
i_J tm 
L_l tm 
l_J tm 
1 I tm 
I I tm 
l_J tm 
I I tm 
I i tm 
L_J tm 
l_J tm 
I I tm 
L_Jtm 
ap.jl 
ap.jl 
Myrtacece. 
30 au.s W 
30 
30 
30 
30 
30 
30 
30 
30 
30 ap.jl 
30 ... 
30 .. 
100 jl.au 
30 ... 
Sp. 1. 
Jamaica 
Sp. 1—2. 
E. Indies 
Sp. 30—40. 
N. S. W. 
N. S. W. 
N. S. W. 
N. S. W. 
N. S. W. 
N. HoU. 
N. Holl. 
N. S. W. 
N. S. W. 
N. Holl. 
N. Holl. 
N. S. W. 
V. Diem. 
N. S. W. 
1793. L s.p Bot. mag. 867 
L s.p Rumph. 3. t. 116 
1794. 
1804. 
1804. 
1804. 
1788. 
1794. 
1804. 
1804. 
1804. 
1803. 
1803. 
1788. 
1774. 
1788. 
Sm. no. hoi. 1. 13 
Cav. ic. 4. t. 342 
Bot. rep. 400 
Sm. n. hoU. 42 
Cav. ic. 4. t. 341 
Cav. ic. 4. t. 341 
Par. lond. 15 
Cav. ic. 4. t.340 
History, Use, Propagation, Culture, 
what Gerarde and Evelyn say, before the invention of greenhouses, and probably in that case preserved by 
covering or housing in rooms. It was a great favorite among the ancients, for its elegance, and its evergreen 
sweet leaves. It was sacred to Venus, either on this account, or perhaps because it flourishes most in the 
neighbourhood of tho sea. Myrtle-wreaths adorned the brows of bloodless victors, and were the symbol of 
authority for magistrates at Athens. Both branches and berries were put into wine, and the latter were used 
in the cookery of the ancients. The myrtle was also one of their medicinal plants. All parts of it are 
astringent, but it is discarded from modern practice. 
M. coriacea, sometimes called wild cinnamon, is a most elegant tree, with a handsome ash-colored straight 
trunk, and pyramidal head. It grows slowly, and flowers late twice a year In old trees, the bark becomes 
white, and hangs down in shreds which have an aromatic quality. The timber is red, very hard, and used in 
mill-work , The berries, which are the size of peas, and of an agreeable aromatic smell and taste, are used 
in culinary purposes. 
1122. Calyptranthes. From xct^v^rr^ov, a lid, and otvS-og, a flower, in allusion to the peculiar manner in 
which the segments of the calyx, being grown together, fall ofE 
Zuzygium, is so called from (rv^uyo;, coupled, in allusion to the manner in which the branches and leaves 
are united by pairs. C. Jambolana, frequently called the Java plum, bears a black esculent berry. Cuttings of 
this genus. Sweet observes, " do not strike freely j ripened ones strike best in sand under a bell-glass ; but the 
plants root best from layers." (Bot. Cult. 34.) 
1123. Pimenta. A genus readily distinguishable from Myrtus by the structure of its ovarium. It is a 
handsome tree, common in the hilly parts of the north side of Jamaica. The flowers are without shew, and 
are succeeded by spherical purple berries crowned with a persistent calyx : they are called Jamaica pepper or 
all-spice, from their taste being thought to resemble a composition of all other spices. The berries are 
gathered before being ripe, and are carefully dried on mats or terraced floors in the shade. In ten or twelve 
