MYRICARIA 



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MYRRHIS 



M. Caroline' nsis (Carolinian). 4-5. Green. June. 



United States. 1894. 

 ceri'fera (wax-bearing). 8. May. N. Amer. 1699. 



Deciduous. 

 latifo'lia (broad-leaved). 6. May. N. Amer. 1730. 



Evergreen. 



Ga'le (sweet-gale). 4. May. Britain. Deciduous. 

 tomenio'sa (felted). Leaves silky, with hairs. 



GREENHOUSE EVERGREEN SHRUBS. 



M. escule'nta (eatable-berried). See M. NAGI. 



,, hirsu'to. (hairy). See M. QUERCIFOLIA. 



,, mexica'na (Mexican). 8. February. Mexico. 1823. 



,, Na'gi (Nagi). 20. May. Nepaul. 1817. 



quercifo'lia (oak-leaved). 3. June. S.Africa. 1752. 



ru'bra (red). See M. NAGI. 



MYRICA'RIA. (From tnurike, the Greek name of 

 the Tamarisk. Nat. ord. Tamarisks [Tamaricaceae]. Linn. 

 i6-Monadelphia, s-Octandria.) 



Hardy, pink-flowered, evergreen shrubs. Cuttings of 

 young shoots in spring or autumn, in sandy soil, under 

 a bell-glass ; or, if under a hand-light, all the better ; sandy 

 loam and leaf-mould, and all the better for a little peat. 

 M. dahu'rica (Dahurian). See M. DAVURICA. 



,, davu'rica (Davurian). 6. Siberia. 1816. 



germa'nica (German). 8-12. July. Europe. 1582. 



MYRIOCA'RPA. (From murios, a myriad or large 

 number, and karpos, a fruit. Nat. ord. Urticaceae.) 



A stove shrub, with leaves 2-3 feet long, including the 

 stalks. Cuttings of young wood getting firm, in sand 

 in a close case, with bottom-heat. Fibrous loam, leaf- 

 mould, and sand. 



M. colipe'nsis (Colipan). See M. LONGIPES COLIPENSIS. 

 ,, lo'ngipes (long-stalked). 

 colipe'nsis (Colipan). Small flowers in spikes 



iJ-2 feet long. Mexico. 1887. 

 ,, stipita'ta (stalked). Green. Trop. Amer. 



MYRIOCE'PHALUS. (From murios, a myriad, and 

 kephale, a head ; the heads are numerous in each cluster. 

 Nat. ord. Composite.) 



Half-hardy, herbaceous perennial. Seeds; cuttings 

 in sand under a hand-light in summer ; divisions. Ordi- 

 nary soil, with a cold frame in winter. 

 M . Stua'rtH (Stuart's), i. White bracts ; yellow disc. 

 Australia. 



MYRIOPHY LLUM. Water-Milfoil. (From murios, a 

 myriad, and phullon, a leaf. Nat. ord. Hippurids 

 [Haloragaceae]. Linn. 2i-Monoecia, g-Polyandria. Allied 

 to Hippuris.) 



Hardy perennial, British water-plants, except where 

 otherwise stated, suitable for the margins of lakes, 

 ponds, &c. Chiefly by division ; ponds and ditches ; 

 interesting little aquatics. 



M. alterniflo'rum (alternate-flowered), i. July. 

 ,, pectina'tum (comb-leaved). See M. VERTICILLATUM 



PECTINATUM. 



proserpinacoi'des(PTOserpina.ca-ljke). i. Green. July. 



Brazil and Chili. 1878. 

 ,, spica'tum (spiked), i. Red. July. 

 verticilla'tum (whorled). i. White. July. 

 pectina'tum (comb-leaved). White. July. 



MYRIO'PTERIS. (From murios, a myriad, and pteris, 

 a fern. Nat. ord. Filices. Now referred to Cheilanthes, 

 which see.) 

 M. e'legans (elegant). See CHEILANTHES MYRIOPHYLLA 



ELEGANS. 



fri'gida (frigid). See CHEILANTHES FRIGIDA. 



lendi'gera (maggot-bearing). See CHEILANTHES LENDI- 



GERA. 

 myriophy'lla (myriad-leaved). See CHEILANTHES 



MYRIOPHYLLA. 



,, tomento'sa (felted). See CHEILANTHES TOMENTOSA. 

 vesti'ta (clothed). See CHEILANTHES LANUGINOSA. 

 MYRTSTICA. Nutmeg. (From muristikos, sweet- 

 smelling. Nat. ord. Nutmegs [Myristicaceae]. Linn. 

 22-Dicecia, i^-Monadelphia.) 



Stove evergreens. Cuttings of ripened shoots in sand, 

 under a bell-glass, and in a sweet bottom-heat ; sandy 

 loam and fibrous peat. Winter temp., 55 to 60 ; 

 summer, 60 to 85. 



M. fa'tua (tasteless). 30. Green, white. Surinam. 1812. 

 ,, fra' grans (fragrant). 30. Pale yellow. Moluccas. 



1795- " Nutmeg." 

 Horsfie'ldii (Horsfield's). Ceylon. 

 ,, magni'fica (magnificent). Travancore. 

 moscha'ta (musky). See M. FRAGRANS. 

 sebi'fera (wax-bearing). 10. Yellow, green. Guiana. 

 MYRMECO'DIA. (From murmekodes, abounding in 

 ants ; ants take up their abode in the tuberous bole of 

 the plant. Nat. ord. Rubiaceae.) 



Interesting stove plants, from the fact that ants, in 

 the native country, take up their abode in holes of the 

 short, tuberous stem. Seeds ; imported plants, and 

 cuttings in sand in a close case, with bottom-heat. 

 Loam, peat, and sand. 

 M. Antoi'nei (Antoine's). i-ij. Flowers small, white. 



Torres Straits. 1897. 



Becca'ri (Beccar's). i-ij. White. Trop. Australia. 

 MTRO'BALAN PLUM. Pru'nus cerasi'fera. 



MYRO'DIA. (From muron, fragrant balsam, and 

 odme, smell. Nat. ord. Sterculiads [Sterculiaceae]. Linn. 

 i6-Monadelphia, &-Polyandria. Allied to Helicteres.) 

 M. turbina'ta (top-shzped-calyxed). See QUARARIBEA 



TURBINATA. 



MYRO'SMA. (From muron, fragrant balsam, and 

 osme, smell. Nat. ord. Scitaminaceae.) 



Evergreen stove herbs with tuberous roots, with fine 

 foliage. Divisions and suckers. Fibrous loam, peat 

 plenty of sand, and some nodules of charcoal. 

 M. canncejo'lium (Canna-leaved). White, small. Guiana 



1820. 



,, Gla'dioli (Gladiolus-leaved). Trop. Amer. 

 ,, Hemisphafricum (hemispherical). Trop. Amer. 

 kummeria'num (Kummerian). Leaves dark green, 



with silvery bands. Trop. Amer. 1875. 

 Lubbe'rsii (Lubbers's). Leaves marbled with yellow. 



Trop. Amer. 1880. 

 madagascarie'nse (Madagascar). White. Madagascar. 



1872. 

 na'num (dwarf). $. White. Leaves with a yellow 



median band. Trop. Amer. 1894. 

 seto'sum (bristly). 2. Purple or white. Brazil 

 1824. 



MYROSPE'RMUM. (From muron, myrrh, or aromatic 

 balsam, and sperma, a seed ; the seeds yield a strong- 

 smelling resin. Nat. ord. Leguminous Plants [Legumi- 

 nosae]. Linn. lo-Decandria, i-Monogynia. Allied to 

 Sophora.) 



Stove evergreen trees. Cuttings of half-ripened shoots 

 in sand, in summer, under a bell-glass, and in bottom- 

 heat ; loam and peat, with an addition of silver sand 

 and leaf-mould. Winter temp., 55 ; summer, 60 

 to 85. 

 M. frute'scens (shrubby). 10. Rose. May. Caracas, 



1824. 

 peruiferum (Peru-io/sam-bearing). See MYROXYLON 



PERUIFERUM. 



,, pube'scens (downy). See MYROXYLON PUBESCENS. 

 tolui'ferum (Tolu-bearing). See MYROXYLON TOLUI- 



FERUM. 



MYROXYLON. (From muron, myrrh, and xulon 

 wood ; in allusion to the fragrant balsam contained in 

 the wood. Nat. ord. Leguminosae.) 



This is the genus which produces the Balsam of Peru 

 and Balsam of Tolu, used in perfumery and in the pre- 

 paration of lozenges. See MYROSPERMUM FOR CULTURE. 

 M. Perei'rcz (Pereira's). Central Amer. 

 perui'ferum (Peru-bearing). 40. White. Brazil 



1824. 



,, pube'scens (downy). 40. White. Colombia. 1820. 

 ,, tolui'ferum (Tolu-bearing). 40. Cream. Trop. Amer. 



1733- 



MY RRB3S. Myrrh. (From murrha, myrrh, or peir 

 fumed balsam. Nat. ord. Umbellifers [Umbelliferae]. 

 Linn. 5-Pentandria, -z-Digynia. Allied to Scandix.) 



This is the British Myrrh, formerly used in variouj 

 ways. Hardy herbaceous. Seeds, dividing at the root, 

 and slips inserted early in spring in a shady place, 

 common garden soil. 

 M. odora'ta (sweet-scented). 2$. White. May. Britain. 



