PLANT DESCRIPTION 239 
tea-tree (Manuka) and eucalyptus (Blue-gum) a 
woody capsule. The inferior ovary of united earpels 
is the most advanced character of this order. The 
MYRTACEAE 
FLORAL: DIAGRAM 
OPERCULUM: (- LIFTING FROM CAPSULE 
BLUE-GUM 
presence of numerous stamens, however, is a primitive 
character. The order is chiefly tropical, confined <n 
the main to Australia and America, the myrtle being 
the only European species. 
Floral Formula.—K5 C5 Aco G (5). 
