402 THE DICTIONARY OF GARDENING, 
Myginda—continued. 
small; petals four or five, reflexed. Leaves opposite, 
alternate, or whorled (in one species distichous), variable 
in form, entire or crenated. M. latifolia, the species 
best known to gardeners, thrives in almost any mode- 
rately good light soil. Propagated in autumn, by cut- 
tings of the ripened shoots, placed in sand, under a glass, 
in heat. 
M. latifolia (broad-leaved). fl. white, small; peduncles trifid, 
few-flowered, April and May. J. elliptical, crenate, smooth, 
shortly stalked, coriaceous. A. 3ft. West Indies, 1795. Stove. 
E A synonym of Pachystima Myrsi- 
nites, 
MYLOCARYUM (from myle, a mill, and karyon, a 
nut; the dry seeds have four wings like a windmill). 
Buckwheat-tree. ORD. Cyrillee. A monotypic genus, 
the proper name of which is Cliftonia. The species is a 
half-hardy evergreen shrub, thriving in a compost of sandy 
loam and dried leaf mould; it requires a sheltered, warm 
border, but does best under cool greenhouse treatment. 
Propagated by cuttings of half-ripened shoots, inserted in 
sand, under a glass. 
ligustrinum (Ligustrum-like), H. white, fragrant ; racemes 
spiked, terminal. May. l. cuneate-lanceolate, acute. A. 8ft. 
uth United States. (B. M. 1625.) The proper name of this 
plant is now Cliftonia ligustrina. 
MYOPORINEZS. A natural order of erect or diffuse 
shrubs, rarely trees or sub-shrubs, natives, for the most 
part, of Australia, a few dispersed through the Southern 
islands from Mauritius as far as the Sandwich Islands, 
two in South Africa, two in the states of Japan or China, 
and one in the West Indies. Flowers axillary, solitary 
or fasciculate, sub-sessile or pedicellate. Leaves alter- 
nate, scattered, or rarely opposite, entire or rarely 
dentate, undivided, exstipulate. The order comprises five 
genera and about eighty species. Illustrative genera 
are: Myoporum and Oftia. ; 
FIG, 622, FLOWERING BRANCHLET OF MYOPORUM PARVIFOLIUM. 
L MYOPORUM (from myo, to shut, and poros, a pore, 
or opening; referring to the transparent spots on the 
leaves). Syns. Andreusia, Pogonia (of Andrews). ORD. 
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Myoporum continued. 
Myoporinee. This genus comprises about twenty species 
of erect, tall, or diffuse, greenhouse shrubs, rarely sub- 
shrubs, inhabiting Australia, New Zealand, the Mascarene 
Islands, the Malayan Archipelago, the islands of the 
Pacific, China, and Japan. Flowers often white, small 
or medium; corolla tube very short or cylindrical, sub- 
campanulate or funnel-shaped; pedicels axillary, often 
fasciculate. Leaves alternate or rarely opposite, entire 
or dentate. The species thrive in a compost of loam 
and peat, with a small quantity of sand added. Propa- 
gated by cuttings of the young shoots, taken during April, 
and inserted in sand, undera bell glass. The species are 
rarely seen in cultivation. All those described below are 
natives of Australia. 
M. acuminatum (acuminate). fl. white; corolla almost cam- 
panulate, more or less bearded inside. March. J. alternate, 
varying from elliptic-oblong to lanceolate or linear. R. 3ft. 1812. 
M. debile (weak). fl. pink or purplish. June. J. alternate, 
shortly petiolate or nearly sessile, elliptic, oblong, or lanceolate, 
entire or toothed. k. 1ift. 
M. parvifolium (small-leaved). fl. white, solitary, or two or 
three together. June. J. scattered, rather crowded, linear or 
linear-spathulate, sometimes under zin. long. k. 3ft. 1803. See 
Fig. 622. (B. M. 1693.) 
M. serratum (saw-toothed). f. white and purple, several in each 
axil. May. l. generally eliiptic-oblong or lanceolate, obtuse or 
acute, and more or less serrate, but in some maritime species 
nearly all entire. h. 2ft. The leaves and flowers of this species 
are very variable. 
MYOSOTIDIUM (from Myosotis, and eidos, re- 
sembling; flowers like those of Myosotis). ORD. Boraginec. 
A monotypic genus, the species being a very handsome 
hardy, or nearly hardy, herbaceous perennial, resembling 
a gigantic Forget-me-not. This plant is very difficult to 
cultivate; it is most impatient of root disturbance, and 
seems to do best in a cool, damp, sheltered spot outdoors. 
M. nobile (noble). fl. white, with blue centres, about zin. across, 
har apoyo very large and dense racemes ; corolla salver-shaped, ~ 
with a very short tube. Spring. J. large, fleshy, glabrous, 
shining, plicate. R. 14ft. Chatham Islands, 1858. (B. M. 5137.) 
MYOSOTIS (the Greek name used by Dioscorides, 
and derived from mys, myos, a mouse, and ous, otos, an 
ear; supposed resemblance in leaves). Forget-me-not. 
ORD. Boraginew. A rather large genus (more than forty 
623. MYOSOTIS ALPESTRIS, showing Habit, single detached 
Leaf, and Inflorescence. : ; 
Fie. 
species have been described by various authors) of very 
pretty and elegant hardy annuals or perennials, natives 
of North and South temperate regions, most common 
in Europe and Australia. Flowers blue, pink, or white, 
in terminal scorpioid cymes, bracteate or not. Radical 
leaves stalked, cauline ones sessile, linear-oblong. The 
species are of very easy culture in moist and shady places. 
All are propagated by seeds, sown in spring, on a warm 
sunny border. The perennials may also be increased by 
divisions of the roots, in spring; or by cuttings, placed 
under a hand light, in a shady spot, in summer. 
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