EUCALYPTUS TREES. 839 
—India, and apparently indigenous also in the Fiji 
and other islands of the Pacific Ocean. The fruit-stalk 
of this species stands upright; the edible fruits are 
small, reddish, or orange - colored. The Chinese M. 
coccinea, Ait., a dwarf ornamental species, has also 
the fruit-spike straight. 
Myrica Faya, Aiton.—Madeira, Azores and Canary 
Islands. A small tree. The drupaceous fruits are 
used for preserves. M. sapida, Wallich., an Indian 
mountainous species, has also edible fruits. 
Myrtus Ugni, A. Gray.—The Chilean Guava. A 
hardy shrub, freely bearing its small but pleasantly- 
aromatic berries. 
Nardostachys Jatamansi, Cand. —Mountains of Ben- 
gal and Nepaul. <A perennial herb, famous already 
in ancient times as a medicinal plant. The root con- 
tains an ethereal oil and bitter principle. This drug 
is often also obtained from N. grandiflora, Cand. 
Nelumbo lutea, Caspary.* (Nelumbium luteum, 
Willd.) —In North America, north of 44 degrees ; 
also in Jamaica. This magnificent perennial water- 
plant carries with it the type of Nelumbo nucifera, 
but seems more hardy and thus better adapted for 
our latitudes, the Pythagorean Bean not descending 
in Australia, naturally, beyond the 23d degree, al- 
though also this species may perhaps live in the warm- 
er parts of our colony. The tuberous roots of both 
species resemble the Sweet Potato, and are starchy ; 
the seeds are of particularly pleasant taste. To us 
the plants would be of great value as ornamental 
aquatics. The leaves of N. lutea are from 1 to 2 feet 
in diameter. The flowers measure one half to one foot 
across. The capsular fruit contains from 20 to 40 nut- 
