. Cyclopedia of American horticulture, comprising suggestions for cultivation of horticultural plants, descriptions of the species of fruits, vegetables, flowers, and ornamental plants sold in the United States and Canada, together with geographical and biographical sketches. Gardening. EUCALYPTUS j,T. Calyx-tube and lid smooth. 19. melliodora, Cunn. Honey-scented Gl'm. Spread- ing tree, 120 ft. high: bark or h-^^ be- low, roughish, brownish trray , \ .IImw i-h within: fls. small: lid conic-hemis|.h,; "ut^ r -laiiirii-i ster- ile; anthers minute,
. Cyclopedia of American horticulture, comprising suggestions for cultivation of horticultural plants, descriptions of the species of fruits, vegetables, flowers, and ornamental plants sold in the United States and Canada, together with geographical and biographical sketches. Gardening. EUCALYPTUS j,T. Calyx-tube and lid smooth. 19. melliodora, Cunn. Honey-scented Gl'm. Spread- ing tree, 120 ft. high: bark or h-^^ be- low, roughish, brownish trray , \ .IImw i-h within: fls. small: lid conic-hemis|.h,; "ut^ r -laiiirii-i ster- ile; anthers minute, ..iMiiiiiL,' by terminal pores : fr. truncate-globular, not Ja in. in diara., mostlj- 4,-eelled. Eueal. 2:5. âTimber used bv wheelwrights and ship-builders; makes excellent fiiel : fls. particularly rich in nectar, and much sought by bees. AA. Fniil-nili'es either quite exserted or the points niieliinii the level of the rim. (Fruit must be fully mature in order to render this point de- terminable.) B. Fls. ijenrrallij panieled; anthers renate-cordate, opeiiiini by longitudinal slits: Ivs. of equal color on both sides. r. nppnxHe, more or less ovate. 20. melanophloia. Sii^ver-leaved Ikonbaek. Small tn-r: li:irk |iri-istent, deeply furrowed, blackish: Ivs. ^ ..V nuuly white, sessile, from cordate- ovate or orbicular tu uvate-Ianceolate, obtuse or acute: peduncles 3- to 8-flowered : anthers very small and globular; cells parallel and distinct: fr. truncate-globu- lar, 2 or 3 lines long. cc. I/^vs. scattered, lanceolate. 21. Biderophldia, Benth. Large-leaved Ikonbark. Tree, 150 ft. high : bark wholly persistent, deeply and somewhat anastomosingly furrowed; furrows yellowish or dark brown: Ivs. elongated: lid conical, very acute, about 3 lines long: outer filaments straight in bud; an- thers very minute, roundish ; stigma not dilated. October. Eucal. -4:8.âTimberverystrong, hard and durable; used for railroad ties, wharf
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