650 ORDER 121. -MYRICACE^E. 



lanceolate ; fertile amcnts oval. Xot uncommon along streams, N. Eng. to Vis. 

 and Can. A tall shrub or small tree, readily distinguishable by the form and 

 pubescence of the leaves. (A. glauca MX.) 



2 A. serrulata Willd. SMOOTH ALDER. Lvs obovate, acuminate, doubly serru- 

 late, smooth beneath, except the veins and their axils ; slip, elliptical, obtuse. A 

 well known shrub growing in clumps, and forming thickets ou the borders of 

 ponds and rivers, and in swamps. Stems numerous, rather straight, 10 15f in 

 height Leaves 2 4' long and i as wide, strongly veined ; petioles \ |' long. 

 Aments 2 3' long, slender, pendulous, fascicled at the ends of the branches; 

 fertile ones short, thick, dark brown, persistent, several together a little below the 

 sterile one. Mar., Apr. (A. rubra Tuckerman.) 



3 A. viridis DC. MOUNTAIN ALDER. Lvs. oval, acute, obtusish at base, doubly 

 serrate, clothed with a soft viscid pubescence, or subglabrous, villous on the veins 

 and axils beneath ; slip, broadly ovate ; fertile aments on long peduncles, oval. 

 High mountain streams, N. Eng. N. Y. and Can. An elegant shrub, 3 if high. 

 Leaves varying to broad-ovate, rarely cordate, nearly smooth in the alpine state, 

 otherwise softly pubescent and sprinkled with resinous particles. Apr. (A. 

 crispa MX.) 



ORDER CXXL MYRICACE^E. GALEWORTS. 



Shrubs with alternate, resinous-dotted, often fragrant leaves, with the flowers 

 monoecious or dioecious, achlamydeous, both kinds in scaly aments. J Stamens 2 

 to 8. S Ovary 1 -celled, with 1 erect ovule; stigmas 2, filiform. Fruit dry or dru- 

 paceous, indehiscent. Seed with no albumen. 



Gtnern 3. *ptcis 20, found in the temperate parts of N. America, in India and S. Africa, find 

 one species in Kurope. StcettFernia highly aromatic and astringent. The frail of the Bn>j- 

 berry l/uA yields wax abundantly. 



1. MYRPCA, L. CANDLEBERRY MYRTLE. (Gr. fivpi^G), to perfume, 

 The name anciently designated the Tamarind tree.) Flowers $ ? . 

 Aments $ cylindrical, $ small, ovoid-capitate. $ Stamens 4 to 6, 

 short, erect, anthers large, 4-valved. $ Ovary 1 to each bract, with 3 

 scales at its base, superior; styles 2, spreading ; stigmas 2, acute ; drupe 

 1-celled, 1-seeded, covered with wax or resinous dots. Stip. very fuga- 

 cious or 0. 



1 M. Gale L. SWEET GALE. DUTCH MYRTLE. Lvs. clustered, cuneate-lanceolate, 

 obtuse and serrate above, margin very entire and slightly re volute below, tapering 

 to a very short petiole ; sterile aments clustered, of ovate, cordate, acuminate, ciliato 

 scales; fr. dotted in an oblong, dense, amentaceous head. A branching shrub, 

 3 tf high, on the inundated borders of ponds and mountain lakes, Can. to Car. 

 Leaves dark green, paler beneath with a strong midvein, 9 18" by 4 6", entire 

 J the length. $ and 9 aments on separate plants, the former terminal, about 1' 

 in length, the latter axillnry and much shorter. Fruit and leaves when crushed, 

 with a pungent, spicy odor. May. 



2 M. cerifera L. BAYBERRY. \VAX MYRTLE. Lvs. glabrous, cuneate-oblong, 

 rather acuto cr obtuse, distinctly peliolate, margin entire or remotely undulate- 

 dentate above; aments cotemporary with the leaves, scattered, naked, the $ 

 larger, with lax, roundish scales; //. spherical, distinct, clustered, covered with 

 wax. This interesting and useful shrub is found in dry woods or in open fields, 

 Nova Scotia to Flor., W. to Lake Erie. Height 2 8f, covered with a grayish 

 bark. Very branching with numerous dry looking leaves, 18 to 30'' by G to 9". 

 Aments 6 to 9"- long. Drupe 1 J" long, covered with white wax, tho bayberry 

 tallow of commerce. May. 



3 M. Carolinensis L. Lvs, larger, evergreen, coriaceous, cuneate-eUiptical, acute, 

 with about 4 acute teeth near the apex, petiolato ; S aments solitary or several ia 

 the axils of the old leaves ; 2 naked, with rounded, acuminate scales. Swamps, 

 S. Car. to Fla, Shrub 4 to Sf high. Lvs. 3 to 5' by 1 to 2', petiole 1' or less 



