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MYOSOTIDIUM 



following sprinji. Some of the large-leaved forms of 

 Chiue^' mustjini (P.jitiicia. Kig. tiS;")) are exeellonf, and 

 sliould be better kiunni. Dne of the orieulal species 

 (li. napiformi^) makes an edible turnip-like root (Fiji. 

 C;f2. Vol. 1). MustaM needs a rieh ouiek soil for the 

 prtxlueing of the best foliage. 8o\v the seeds in drills 

 1 foot or more apart, smd thin to li inches in the row. 



L. 11. B. 



MUTiSIA (named after Jos. C. Mutis, 17;?2-1,S()S or 

 ISO'i, bolani.st of t^outh America). Compdxilif. ShowT- 

 tlowercd shrubs, tho.se in cultivation being tendril- 

 elimbers; grt'enliousc or planted out. 



Krect or .seandent, in cult, likely to lie Iierhaceous. 

 glabrous or tonientose: Ivs. alternate, sinii)lc or pinnate, 

 the midrib usually produced into a tendril: heads 

 large, heterogamous, usually long and the involucre 

 eylindriciU or campanulate, solitarj- on the ends of 

 branches, the few rays purple, rose-colored or yellow; 

 ray-florets in one scries, pistillate; disk-florets herma- 

 phmdite, fertile or sterile; receptacle n.iked, nearly flat: 

 achenc angular, turbinate or oblong, crowned with 

 rigid plumo.se pajijius bristles in one .series. — S])ecies 

 about GO, in S. Amer., tropical and extra-tropical. The 

 mutisi;is have never been iiojjular, although long 

 known to cult. They are plants of attractive habit and 

 sliowy heads. Some of the sjtecies need warnihouse 

 treatment, but the following require cooler treatment, 

 and are probably adaptable to growing permanently 

 out-of-doors in the southern Emits of the country. 

 Prop, by cuttings. 



A. Lvs. pinnate. 

 Clematis, Limi. f. Climbing herb, rather woody, 

 woolly-pubescent: lvs. pinnate, the racliis extended 

 into a tenilril: Ifts. 4-.5 jjairs, short-stalked, oblong- 

 laneeolate, mucronate, entire: heads long-pendulous, 

 oblong-<'ylindrical, nearly 3 in. long and more than 2 

 in. across the rays, the latter 9-10, bright red, recurved. 

 Trop. .\ndes. B..M. 8391. G.C. III. 45:415; 54: 

 suppl. Nov. 29 (colored). — A very vigorous grower, 

 making a good cool greenhouse climber. 



AA. Lvs. simple. 



ilicifdlia, Cav. Climbing .slender shnib glabrous or 

 cobwebby: lvs. 1-2 in. long, sessile, cordate or auricled 

 at base, oblong, spiny-toothed and stiff, bright green 

 above, the apex of the blade truncate or 2-lobed, the 

 tendril stout: heads peduncle<l and .solitary in the axils, 

 3 in. diam., the 8-12 rays pale pink or purplish (pale 

 mauve as described by some). Chile. B.M. 0009. 

 G.C. III. .50:449; 54:383.— The ilex-like fohagc is 

 interesting. 



decurrens, Cav. Climbing, the sts. somewhat 

 branched, glabrous: lvs. remote, oblong-lanceolate 

 and entire, acuminate, dark green above and glaucous 

 beneath, tendril bifid, the base of the blade d(^current: 

 heafl sfjlitarj', 414 in- across, the ravs brilliant orange. 

 Chile. B.M..5273. r.S.23:2408. G.C. III. 50:451, 452. 

 Gn.W. 24:784. — Perhaps the best .species. l_ jj_ g_ 



MYALL: Acacia. 



MYOPORUM rGreek words referring to the tran.s- 

 luccrit risinous dots in the leaves). M i/(iport'icf!P. Cool- 

 hou.se shrubs, more or less heath-like, grown for th(! 

 .small white or fmrfdisli flowers; some are trees. 



Krcet and tall, or diffu.s<!, glabnms or glutinous: lvs. 

 alternate, rarely opposite, entire or toothed, with pel- 

 lucid glands: fls. axillary, usually clustxTcd, small or 

 medium-sized, mostly while; calyx ,5-cut or .Vparted ; 

 c<jrolla .wrncwhat bell-shaped or funnel-shape<l, the 

 tube verj- short or long; lobes usually 5, nearly equal or 

 the anterior perhaps larger; stamens 4, or sometimes 

 5-<'i; ovarj' 2-10-celled: fr. a small more or less succulent 

 dnif)e. — SfKicies 25-30, Austral., New Zeal., China, 

 Japan, Pacific Isls. The genus is divided by Bentham& 



Hooker into 5 sections based on the shape of the fls., the 

 number of the corolla-lobes ami stamens, and tlu^ num- 

 bi'r of cells in the ovary. Usually the (•.■dyx-scgms, are 

 small and narrow, but in one sectioii Ihey are leafy. 

 One of the species (known in cult, as .1/. parrifolium) 

 was once a favorite hcalli-like plant in l''rance. In 18S;i 

 it vv;us stated in Ihi' Garden that for 20 years many 

 t housaiul plants of it, had been sold anmially in the flower- 

 markets of Paris. One grower always had a stock of 

 ;{0,00() plants. The plants were grown in small pots for 

 room and window decoration in .spring. "It is most 

 beautiful as seen with its pale green branches drooping 

 gracefully around the (lot sides, and more es|)ecially so 

 when the shoots are wreathed with sweet, snow-white 

 blossoms." Prop, by cuttings taken in .spring. This 

 species is practically imknowii in Amer. Some of them 

 are said to be useful in Calif, for ])lanting near the sea- 

 cojust. The American gardener may get some general 

 suggestions from the experience recorded under 

 Eparris and Erica. 



A. Tree of some size. 

 sandwicense, Gray. Bastard Sandalwood, from 

 the saniialwood odor of the wood. Naio. "A very 

 handsome tree which reaches a considerable size" 

 (Rock): lvs. crowded toward the ends of the branches, 

 alternate, elliptic-lanceolate or oblong-lanceolate, acute 

 or acuminate, fleshy when growing at the seacoast or 

 low elevations, to (3 in. long, entire or serrate, the young 

 ones viscous: fls. white or deep pink, in clusters of 5-8: 

 drupe dry or somewhat fleshy, globose or ovate, white. 

 Hawaiian Isls. ; offered in S. Calif. — "Its thick bark 

 is of a dark gray color and deeply irregularly corru- 

 gated." Sold as a substitute for sandalwood. 



aa. Shrubs, or the second one sometimes a smaU tree. 

 B. Lvs. linear or nearly so. 



parvifolitmi, R. Br. (A/, dlbwn, and M. rosmarini- 

 fblium, Hort.). Procumbent shrub: sts. 2 ft. long or 

 more: lvs. ^i-l in. long, linear or linear-spatulate, 

 thick, sparingly dentate toward the apex: fls. with 

 rather acute lobes which are woolly within. Austral. 

 B.M. 1693. L.B.C. 9:837. Gn. 24, p. 361. R.B. 25:253. 

 G.W. 12, p. 150. V. 7:20.— Not advertised in Amer. 



BB. Lvs. lanceolate to obovate or elliptic. 



latum, Forst. f. {M. perforatum, Hort.). Shrub or 

 small tree: lvs. 2-4 in. long, lanceolate or obovate- 

 lanceolat(!, acute or acuminate, finely serrate above 

 the middle, bright green, shining, almost fleshy: fls. 

 small, 2-0 in a fascicle, white spotted purple, 4-9 

 lines wide, with rounded lobes, which are hairy inside. 

 New Zeal. 



acuminatum, R. Br. Erect glabrous shrub, very 

 variable: Ivs. alternate, from elliptic-oblong to lanceo- 

 late or linear, somewhat acuminate, to 3 in. long, 

 entire or very few-toothed: fls. in clusters of 2-4 or 

 somewhat mon^, or solitary, white, the corolla almost 

 campanulate and about 'sin. long, bearded within, the 

 lobes shorter than the tube: drupe Min. or less in 

 diam., almost globular. Au.stral.; cult, in Calif. 



serratum, R. Br. Erect or somewhat diffuse shrub, 

 \isually glabrous, exceedingly variable: lvs. elliptic- 

 oblong or lanceolate, obtuse or acute, more or less ser- 

 rate or entire: fls. usually smaller than in M. ocumitM- 

 lum, white and purple, the corolla-lobes usually as long 

 as the tube. Austral. — Offered abroad. 



M. jtidum and A/, verruciisum are mentioned in lists, but their 

 botaniniil standing is uncertain. WiLHELM MiLLER. 



L. H. B.t 

 MYOSOTIDIUM (Greek, like a mynsotis or forget- 

 me-not). Jiiirdi/iiii'icea'. Giant Forget-me-not. A 

 monotyjjic genus confined to the Chatham Isls., off 

 New Zealand, a promising blue-flowered herb for mild 

 climates. 



