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GARDEN FLOWERS. 



tered-flowered) ; 18 inches ; flowers blue, in May ; south of 

 France ; 1822. 



Hardy Annuals. — M. arvensis a/da (white corn-field); 6 

 inches ; flowers white, in June ; Britain. M. Australis (south- 

 ern) ; flowers blue, in June ; New South Wales ; 1824. M. Cali- 

 foniica ; (Californian) ; 18 inches ; flowers white, in August ; 

 Cahfornia ; 1837. M. clavata (club-leaved) ; flowers blue, in 

 June ; Siberia ; 1829. M. collina (hill) ; 3 inches ; flowers blue, 

 in May ; Britain. M. comniutata (changed) ; flowers blue, in 

 June ; Europe ; biennial. M. litoralis (sea-shore) ; flowers blue 

 and yellow, in April ; Caspian Sea ; 1836. M. peduncular is 

 (long-flower-stalked) ; 18 inches ; flowers blue, in June ; As- 

 tracan ; 1824. M. luigidata (clawed) ; flowers blue, in June ; 

 Siberia; 1822. 



Myrica. Wax Myrtle. [Myricaceae.] Hardy deciduous 

 shrubs, thriving in any soil, and increased by seeds and 

 layers. 



M. cerifera (wax-bearing) ; 6 feet ; M. Gale (sweet-gale) ; 4 

 feet ; M. latifolia (broad-leaved) ; 4 feet ; are all very ornamen- 

 tal in the shrubbery. 



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