MYOSOTIDIUM 



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MYRICA 



M. parvi/o'lium (small-leaved). 1803. 

 rosmarinifo'lium (rosemary-leaved). See M. PARVI- 



FOLIUM. 



serra'tum (saw-leaved). 6. White, purple. May. 

 tubercula' turn (tubercled). 3. 1803. 



tasma'nicum (Tasmanian). See M. SERRATUM. 

 tubercula'tum (tubercled). See M. SERRATUM TUBER- 



CULATUM. 



MYOSOTI'DIUM. (From Myosotis, and eidos, appear- 

 ance or look ; in reference to the flowers, which look like 

 those of a Myosotis. Nat. ord. Boraginacea?.) 



Hardy perennial herb, resembling a huge Forget-me- 

 not. It likes a moist, cool, but sheltered place in the 

 open air, and must not be disturbed when established. 

 Seeds. Good, rich but open soil. 



M. no' bile (noble). 1-2. Blue, with white edges. Spring. 

 Chatham Island. 1858. " Chatham Island 

 Forget-me-not." 



MYOSO TIS. Forget-me-not. (From mus, a mouse, 

 and ous, otis, an ear ; resemblance of the leaves. Nat. 

 ord. Borageworts [Boragiiiace]. Linn. ^-Pentandria, 

 i-Monogynia.) 



Seeds for annuals, and also for the perennial herba- 

 ceous species ; most of the latter freely, by dividing the 

 root in spring ; the scarcer ones by cuttings in a shady 

 place, in summer, under a hand-light ; moist places, by 

 the side of ditches and ponds, suit most of them. M. 

 palu'stris is the true Forget-me-not. It, as well as others, 

 may be treated like alpine plants in winter, and have a 

 saucer of water below the pot in summer, when they 

 will bloom long and well. M. alpe'stris, M. dissitifio'ra, 

 M. sylva'tica, and their varieties are much used in spring 

 bedding. 



HARDY HERBACEOUS. 



M. alpe'stris (alpine). . Blue. July. Europe. 1818. 

 eleganti'ssima (very-elegant). White, rose, and 



blue, free flowering. 1882. 

 azo'rica (Azorean). i. Dark blue. August. Azores. 



1846. 



azu'rea (light blue). Blue. June. Corvo. 1842. 

 ccespito'sa (tufted). }. Blue. June. Britain. 

 ,, macroca'lyx (large-calyxed). J. Blue. June. 



Britain. 

 Rehstei'neri (Rehsteiner's). . Clear blue 



Summer. Lake of Geneva. 

 dissitifto'ra (scattered-flowered). J-i. Blue, with 



yellow eye. Switzerland. 1868. 

 , a'lba (white). White. 1883. 

 , Dye'ra (Lady Dyer's). 

 , eleganti'ssima (very-elegant). Leaves edged with 



creamy-white. 

 , grandifio'ra (large-flowered). Flowers large. 1886. 



, sple'ndens (splendid). Flowers very large. 



1881. 



horte'nsis (garden). See MYOSOTIDIUM MOBILE. 

 interme'dia (intermediate). J. Blue. April. Europe, 



&c. 1800. 

 lithospermifo'lia (Lithospermum-leaved). See M. 



SYLVATICA. 

 macro,' ntha (large-flowered). Flowers yellow, \ in. 



long. New Zealand. 

 na'na (dwarf). See M. INTERMEDIA. 

 na'na (dwarf) of Vill. See ERITRICHIUM NANUM. 

 obtu'sutn (blunt). See ANCHUSA BARRELIERI. 

 palu'stris (marsh), i. Blue, yellow. July. Britain. 



" Common Forget-me-not." 

 Rehstei'neri, M. Reichsteineri, and M. Reichensteineri. 



See M. C^ESPITOSA REHSTEINERI. 

 re'pens (creeping), i. Pale blue. June. Britain. 



" Blue Eyebright." 

 ,, rupi'cola (rock). See M. ALPESTRIS. 

 semperflo'rens (ever-blooming). |-i. Blue. Garden 



origin. 



seri'cea (silky). See ERITRICHIUM SERICEUM. 

 sparsiflo'ra (scattered-flowered), ij. Blue. May. 



S. France. 1822. 

 sylva'tica (wood). I. Blue, yellow. May to July. 



Britain. 



alpe'stris (alpine). See M. ALPESTRIS. 

 Trave'rsii (Travers's). $. Yellow. New Zealand. 



1894- 



HARDY ANNUALS. 

 M. arve'nsis a'lba (white-corn-field), i. White. June. 



Britain. 



,, auslra'lis (southern). Blue. June. N.S. Wales. 1824. 

 califo'rnica (Calif ornian). See KRYNIT/KIA CALI- 



FORNICA. 



Ci'ntra (Cintra). See M. WELWITSCHII. 

 ,, clava'ta (club-leaved). See TRIGONOTIS CLAVATA. 

 ,, colli'na (hill), i- Blue. May. Britain. 

 ,, commuta'ta (changed). See M. ;SPITOSA. 

 ,, littora'lis (sea-shore). Blue, yellow. April. Caspian 



Sea. 1836. 

 ,, macrophy'lla (large-leaved). See ANCHUSA MYOSOTI- 



DIFLORA. 



peduncula'ris (/ong-flower-stalked). See TRIGONOTIS 



CLAVATA. 



ungula'ta (clawed). Blue. June. Siberia. 1822. 

 ,, versi'color (changing-coloured). J-J. Yellow, then 



blue. June, July. Britain. 

 Welwi'tschii (Welwitsch's). |. Bright blue, with 



yellow-white eye. Spain. 1890. 

 MY'RCIA. (A name of Venus. Nat. ord. Myrtle- 

 blooms [Myrtacea?]. Linn. iz-Icosandria, i-Monogynia. 

 Allied to Myrtus.) 



Stove white-flowered evergreens. Cuttings of stubby 

 young shoots, getting a little firm at their base, in sand, 

 under a bell-glass, and in a mild bottom-heat, in May ; 

 sandy peat and fibrous loam, with charcoal nodules to 

 keep it open. Winter temp., 50 to 60 ; summer, 60 

 to 80. 



M. a'cris (sharp-flavoured). See PIMENTA ACRIS. 

 ,, amplexicaulis (stem-clasping). 4-5. White. Brazil. 



1869. 



bractea'ta (bracted). 4. May. Brazil. 1824. 

 coria'cea (leathery -leaved). 4. Caribbean Isles. 1759. 

 , crassine'rvia (thick-nerved). May. Guiana. 1780. 

 , pimentoi'des (allspice-like). See EUGENIA ACRIS. 

 , Pseu'dp-Mi'ni (false-mini). May. Brazil. 1822. 

 , soro'ria (sister). 5. May. Trinidad. 1822. 

 , sple'ndens (shining). 12. May. Hispaniola. 1822. 

 MYRIA'CTIS. (From murios, a myriad, and aktin, a 

 sunbeam ; referring to the florets. Nat. ord. Composites 

 [Composite]. Linn. ig-Syngenesia, 2-Superflua. Allied 

 to Bellis.) 



Half-hardy annuals. Seeds in spring, in a gentle heat ; 

 division of the plant as growth commences ; sandy loam ; 

 the protection of a cold pit will generally be necessary 

 in whiter. 



M. Gmeli'ni (Gmelin's). White. June. Persia. 1836. 

 nepale'nsis (Nepaulese). White ; disc yellow. 



Himalaya. 1900. 

 Wi'ghtii( Wight's). White; disc yellow. India. 1900. 



MYRIADE'NUS. (From murios, a myriad, and aden, 

 a gland ; the leaves are thickly beset with glands. Nat. 

 ord. Leguminous Plants [Leguminosae]W Linn. ly-Dia- 

 delphia, 4-Decandria. See ZORNIA.) 

 M. tetraphy'llus (four-leaved). See ZORNIA MYRIADENA. 



MYEI'CA. Caudleberry Myrtle. (From murike, a 

 shrub, a tamarisk ; inhabiting the banks of rivers. Nat. 

 ord. Galeworts [Myricaceae]. Linn. 22-Dicecia, 4-Tet- 

 randria.) 



The berries of M. ceri'fera yield a large proportion 

 of wax, of which candles are made ; hence the name. 

 Greenhouse kinds, by cuttings under glass, in a shady 

 place, in autumn and spring, but without bottom-heat ; 

 peat, moist and sandy. Hardy kinds, by seeds sown as 

 soon as ripe, by layers, by cuttings, and by suckers and 

 division. The Ga'le is one of our hardiest plants, and is 

 used for many purposes, such as placing its leafy, dried 

 twigs among clothes to give them an agreeable scent, 

 and keep away moths, and to banish vermin from beds. 

 The berries put into beer render it as intoxicating as 

 those of the Anami'rta Co'cculus, and, when distilled while 

 they are fresh, they yield an essential oil. All like rather 

 moist, sandy peat. 



HARDY SHRUBS. 

 M. asplenifo'lia (Asplenium-leaved). 4. May. N. 



Amer. I7r4. 



,, califo'rnica (Californian). 4. Green. June. Cali- 

 fornia. 1848. 



