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Myrtus—continued. 
There ‘are a number of varieties of this handsome, strongly 
scented shrub in cultivation, differing chiefly in the shapes 
of the leaves; there is also a variegated-leaved form. The 
typical species proves quite hardy in the South of England, 
See Fig. 628. 
M. fragrans (fragrant), fl. white; peduncles nearly as long as 
the leaves, puberulous. April. J. leathery, oval-roundish or 
Myrtus—continued. 
M. E (orbicular-leaved). A synonym of Eugenia orbi- 
culata. 
M. tomentosa (tomentose). fl. rose; peduncles one to three- 
flowered, bearing two ovate bracteoles under each flower, shorter 
than the leaves, velvety. June. J. ovate, velvety above in the 
young state, clothed with hoary tomentum beneath. A, 2ft. to 
6ft. China, 1776. Greenhouse shrub, (B. M. 250.) 
Fic. 629. FRUITING BRANCH oF MYRTUS UGNI. 
obovate, emarginate at top, shining above, black dotted beneath. 
h. 8ft. Jamaica, 1780. Stove shrub. (B. M. . ‘ r 
M. Luma (Luma).* f. white, large, on three o. 1 
branched pedicels ; petals larger and more con han fa thi 
common Myrtle. Summer. l. copious, r 
An. long, broad-oval, nearly orbicular, an Gree 
sharply apiculate at point. b. 3ft. and up ; 
. y apic retin ugenia apiculata and E. Luma. (B. M. 5040.) 
. fl. white; pedicels axillary, one-flowered ; calyx 
M. Ughi (Veni) M45. Ir. sholar (crowned with the persistent 
14 x teeth), red or black, glossy, with an agreeable aroma and 
38 taste; it is much esteemed in Chili. l. ovate, acute, 
Piabrous: margins reflexed, dark green above, paler beneath. 
£ Aft Valdivia, 1845. Greenhouse shrub (hardy in South-west 
Britain), See Fig. e Eugenia Ugni (under which name 
it is tigured in B. 
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