Blossom. Petals four, twice the size of the calyx, obtuse, and hollow.
Chives. Threads many in a little circle inserted into the calyx: tips small.
Pointal. Seed-bud top-shaped, beneath. Shaft simple, the length of the stamens. Summit simple.
Seed-vessel. A berry four-angled, coronet-shaped, and one-celled.
Seed. A nut nearly round, and smooth.
SPECIFIC CHARACTER.
Eugenia foliis oppositis, alternis, latis, ovalibus, apice acuto, leviter torto, glabris, lucidis. Caulis erectus. Ramuli superiores dumosi, cortice rugoso, colore pulliginoso: ramis floriferis oppositis, alternis, rectis: corollis alternatim oppositis, purpureis.
Eugenia with opposite alternate leaves, broad, and of an oval form, with an acute point, slightly twisted, smooth, and shining. Stem upright. The branches above are bushy. The bark is wrinkled, and of a light brown colour. The flower-branches are opposite, alternate, and straight out. The blossoms are alternately opposite, and purple.
REFERENCE TO THE PLATE.
1. A petal.
2. A chive, one tip magnified.
3. The empalement and pointal.
4. A half-ripe fruit.