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           "AndImayadd,"saidHerbert,"thattheeucalyptusbelongstoafamilywhichcomprisesmanyusefulmembers;theguava-tree,fromwhosefruitguavajellyismade;theclove-tree,whichproducesthespice;thepomegranate-tree,whichbearspomegranates;theEugeaciaCauliflora,thefruitofwhichisusedinmakingatolerablewine;theUguimyrtle,whichcontainsanexcellentalcoholicliquor;theCaryophyllusmyrtle,ofwhichthebarkformsanesteemedcinnamon;theEugeniaPimenta,fromwhencecomesJamaicapepper;thecommonmyrtle,fromwhosebudsandberriesspiceissometimesmade;theEucalyptusmanifera,whichyieldsasweetsortofmanna;theGuineaEucalyptus,thesapofwhichistransformedintobeerbyfermentation;inshort,allthosetreesknownunderthenameofgum-treesoriron-barktreesinAustralia,belongtothisfamilyofthemyrtaceae,whichcontainsforty-sixgeneraandthirteenhundredspecies!"

           Theladwasallowedtorunon,andhedeliveredhislittlebotanicallecturewithgreatanimation.CyrusHardinglistenedsmiling,andPencroftwithanindescribablefeelingofpride.

           "Verygood,Herbert,"repliedPencroft,"butIcouldswearthatallthoseusefulspecimensyouhavejusttoldusaboutarenoneofthemgiantslikethese!"

           "Thatistrue,Pencroft."

           "ThatsupportswhatIsaid,"returnedthesailor,"namely,thatthesegiantsaregoodfornothing!"

           "Thereyouarewrong,Pencroft,"saidtheengineer;"thesegiganticeucalypti,whichshelterus,aregoodforsomething."