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MYOPORUM. [Myoporacese.] Greenhouse evergreen 

 slirubs, some of which are pretty. Soil, fibrj peat and loam, 

 with sand. Propagated by cuttings in sand under bell- 

 glasses. M. crassifulluni, M. ellipticum, and 2L. jxirvifoliuni 

 liower white. 



MYOSOTIS. [Scrophulaiiacese.] This genus contains 

 the Forget-me-not pi. palustris), a plant which, though 

 indigenous to this country, and common enough by the sides 

 of ditches and streams, yet thrives well under cultivation in 

 situations moderately moist, and becomes very pretty, its 

 blossoms, borne in scorpoid racemes, being of a veiy delicate 

 pale blue, with a golden eye. It is of the readiest growth 

 in any situation where a supply of moisture can be given to 

 it. M. Azorica, a handsome greenhouse or half-hardy species, 

 with dark blue flowers, grows freely in a mixture of turfy 

 2)eat soil and loam, and is increased by cuttings. 



MYRICA. Candleberry Myrtle. [^Myricacese.l Hardy 

 deciduous shrubs. Peat soil. Increased by seeds or layers. 

 M. Californica is the best. 



MYRSINE. [MyrsinacOcne.] Greenhouse evergreen shrubs 

 of neat habit and foliage, but having inconspicuous flowers. 

 Sandy peat and loam. Increased by firm cuttings in sand 

 under bell-glasses. 



MYRTUS. Myrtle. [Myrtacese.] Well-known favourite 

 evergreen shrubs, mostly requiring greenhouse protection. 

 Soil, two-thirds sandy loam to one-third peat earth or leaf- 

 mould. Increased readily by cuttings in sand under a glass. 

 The common Myrtle, as well as the double, will flourish 

 against a wall in the open garden in favourable situations. 



NARCISSUS. [Amaryllidaceae.] A very large genus of 

 showy hardy familiar bulbous-rooted plants, the species of 

 which are ornamental and desirable spring border flowers. 

 Under the name of Polyanthus-Narcissus great numbers of 

 some florists' varieties are imported annually, like the Hyacinth 

 and early Tulips ; and these may be forced in pots, or bloomed 

 in water, or planted in the borders. They require in every 

 respect the same treatment as the Hyacinth. If grown in 

 pots they may be planted in any rich light soil. If bloomed 

 in glasses they want a change of water once a week. \Vhen 

 put out in the borders they should be in patches of three, 



