stuck together, and falling off all united like a calyptra, deci- 
duous, dropping as soon as the flowers expand. Stamens very 
numerous, spreading, connected into 4 sets, and inserted in the 
limb of the calyx: filaments smooth, white, the outer ones 
longest, attached to the back of the anthers: anthers small, 
two-lobed. Ovarium enclosed in and attached to the calyx, 
4-celled, many-seeded. Séyle shorter than the stamens, glossy, 
but a little rugged. Stigma a simple bluntish point. 
Our drawing of this very handsome plant was made in Sep- 
tember last, at the Nursery of Mr. J. B. Mackay, at Clapton, 
where it was raised from seeds collected by Mr. W. Baxter in 
New Holland, and we believe has now flowered for the first 
time in this country; it is certainly a very desirable plant for 
the Greenhouse or Conservatory, particularly for the latter, as 
its beautiful bluish white leaves with red edges make a fine con- 
trast amongst the green ones of most other plants, the flowers 
are very similar to those of a Myrtle, with a slight aromatic 
scent, and the plants begin flowering when quite small, the one 
from which our drawing was made not being above two feet 
high, which makes it the more desirable. Its habit is very simi- 
lar to MerrosipEros, but the stamens are united into sets; it 
also agrees with EucaLyprus in its deciduous corolla. It thrives 
well in a mixture of light sandy loam and peat, and will proba- 
bly succeed in the open air in our milder counties, particularly if 
planted by the side of a wall, and protected by a mat in winter. 
Young cuttings, planted under a bell-glass in sand, will strike 
root, if the glass is kept wiped daily, to keep them from damp- 
ing. 
The generic name is derived from eve fair, and Secu a bun- 
dle, the stamens being connected into four bundles, which con- 
stitutes the beauty of the flower. 
SPSL PS PILE OL PL OP 
1, Corolla, the four petals stuck together, as thrown off by the Stamens at the 
time of their expansion, 2. The four bundles of Stamens inserted in the limb of the 
Calyx. 3, Calyx, showing its four small teeth, and in the centre is the Style seated 
on the Ovarium. 
