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P L A T E CC C C .
E U C A L Y P T U S RESINIFERA.
Resinous Eucalyptus.
C L A S S XII. . O R D E R 1.
ICOSANDRIA MONOGYNIA. About Twenty Chives. One Pointal.
E S S E N T I A L GENERIC CHARACTER.
CALYX siiperus persistans truncatus, ante anthesin
tectus operculo integerrimo deciduo.
Corolla nulla. Capsula quadrilocularis,
apice dehiscens polyspenna.
EMPALEMENT above persistent truncated, before
the flowering covered by an entire
deciduous lid. Blossom none. Capsule
four-celled, gaping at die point and manyseeded.
SPECIFIC CHARACTER.
EUCALYPTUS, operculo conico tereti coriaceo
calyce duplo longiori, umbellis lateralibus
soHtariis. Smith in Linn, Tr. 3. p. 284.
mild. Sp. PI. 2. g77.
EUCALYPTUS, with a conical columnar leatliery
lid twice the length of the empalement,
and lateral solitary umbels.
R E F E R E N C E TO THE PLATE.
1 . A bud in its infant state.
2. The calyptra or lid, when in perfection.
3. A chive magnified.
4. The pointal and seed-bud.
THIS species of tlie genus Eucal}'PTUSJ a genus well characterized from the singular operculum, which
instead of a corolla, defends tlie infantile fructification from external injuries, is a native of N e w South
W a l e s ; and was introduced, by seeds from that countr)', into our gardens, along with some otlier
Eucalypti, several years ago ; but has never flowered in Britain until the present summer, in Lady de
Clifford's collection at Paddington, where our drawing was made in July last.
I t is a shrub of considerable size, and handsome growth and foliage; and its younger shoots droop
considerably, after the very elegant manner so much admired in the weeping willow.
But the most singular trait in the plant is its tardy and protracted mode of flowering. It has already
s h o w flowers, which it wi l l not expand until next July : they are scarce half the size they will then
be, and have upon tlie tip of the large calyptra one of a far smaller size, but similar in shape, and
which will soon fall off, as will also the large one, a little previous to the expansion of the stamina
next July.
I t requires a great deal of root-room, and rich eartli; is a very liardy green-house plant, and has
hitherto been propagated by imported seeds only.
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