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MVOSOTIS 



MYRICA 



aboNT: Ivs. oblonn-liuo:ir or oWaiu-oolate, nearly sossilo, 

 arutish: ixnliii'ls usually iiuu-h oxccoding the calyx; 

 calyx tUviiK' cleft, hirsute, the hairs, except a few at the 

 b:i«\ err'ct ami straight : racemes kiiis ami loose; corolla 

 blue, 3-4 lines lin>a(l, with a yellow eye: nutlets more or 

 less niarginett antl carinate ventrally, sessile. Sjjrinu. 

 Dr>' soil. Eu., N. Asia. G. 2S:,")2(). — Common in cult. 



DD. Palinis ah<iul equaling llw cah/x, thicker, axcending: 

 phi III SS in. high. 

 alplstris, Schmidt (M. rupleola, Smith). SimiLar to 

 the hist but dwarf. 3-S in. high: raceme more dense with 

 shorter thicker ascending pedicels which slightly 

 exeot>d the calvx: nutlets larger. Summer. Ku. G.C'. 

 HI. 17:ii.50. Cn.W. 25:544. .S.II. 2; p. 2r) (l,Si)S, f. 203) 

 (as var !<lricla). Gt. 1S96, p. tlOO (as var. xlricla). G.W. 

 2:5.">0 uis vivr. idricla). Gn. 33, j). 93. — Fls. said to be 

 fragrant in the evening. Var. stricta, Hort. .Ml the 

 branches erect and strict: appearance pecuHar. V:u'. 

 adxea, Ilort. Foliage golden jellow. Commonly cult. 



cc. Nullets slipiiate: plant oppressed pubescent. 

 dissitifldra, Baker. Biennial: very similar in habit 

 to .U. ai/lratiea, but lower, G-8 in. high, whole jilant. 

 clotheil with erect-spreading or apiJressetl short hairs: 

 Ivs. large, spatulate-oblong, acute, bright green: fruit- 

 ing rac<'mcs more elongated; pedicels a.secnding or 

 incurved, 2-3 times longer than the calyx; hooked hairs 

 almost absent; caly.x-segms. lanceolate, much longer 

 than the tube; corolla 4-5 lines diam. The most impor- 

 tant difference is in the nutlets, which arc distinctly 



2422. Myrica cerifera. 

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stipitate. Spring. Switzerland. R.II. 1896, p. 278. 

 S.H. 2, p. 4<W (1898, fig. 385). Var. elegantissima, 

 Hort. Lv8. white-edged. The name .U. cUijantissinia 

 has also been applied to forms of M. paluslris and M. 

 gylvalica. 



M . Victoria is a fa«ciate(l forrn with hollow St., much crowded, 

 branohffd, condensed and malformed infi. and irregular enlarKed 

 corolla. It is said to come true to seed. Probably derived from M. 

 alpeotris. See G.C. III. 10:159; 17:6.50 fl8'J5).— A/. Welmtachii, 

 Boin. & Rcut. A Spaniub species with large blue fis. 



K. M. WlEGAND. 



MYRCIARIA (name probably relaU'd to Myrtus). 

 M j/rl/ia-if: . Jirazilian trees an<l shrubs, of which several 

 species are cultivated for their fruits; sometimes united 

 with Eugenia. 



Leaves opposite, entire: fls. sessile or nearly so, 



;ixill;\ry, clustered, rarely solitary or in panicles; calyx 

 4-lobed; petals 4, perigynous, inserted ojiposite the 

 sepals, deciduous; stamens many; lilaments free, 

 iilifonn; ant Iters oval or oblong, dehiscing longitudi- 

 nally; style filiform; stigma simi)le, rarely capitate; 

 ovary inferior, bilocular, with 2 ovules in each locule; 

 disk small, rarely crowncMl by the ])ersistent se])a.ls: fr. 

 a berry; seeds 1-4, embryo exalbinninous. — I'roliably 

 50 and MKire species. See .1 ahoticaba, [). 1713. 



cauliflora, Berg. Jauotic^ua. The best-known 

 species, considered by Barbosa llodrigues the hand- 

 somest of all the Myrtacea'. Tree, u]) to 35 ft.: Ivs. 

 elliptical-lanceolate, acute at base and ai)ex: calyx- 

 lobes laiiceol;ite, eiliate: fls. .shortly ))e(licellate, pro- 

 duced direetlj' from the bark of tin- trunk and branches; 

 fr. Yi-iyi in. diam., globose, purplish violet in color, 

 exocarp astringent. Mountains of Hio de Janeiro and 

 I\lin:is Geracs. Pacific Garden, Jtme 191.5, p. 12. 



jaboticaba, Berg. .Jahoticaha de Sao Padlo. 

 .Iauoticaha uio Cabinho. Tree, 20-30 ft.: Ivs. lanceo- 

 late or ovate-hmceolate, acute, the base obtuse: calyx- 

 lobes acute, eiliate: fls. shortly pedicellate, produced 

 directly from the bark of the trunk and branches: fr. 

 similar to that of M. cauliflora in general appearance; 

 tlejjressed-globose, almost black, ' 2-I '"• diam., ped- 

 uncle usually longer than in M. cauliflora. P^orests of 

 Sao Paulo and Rio de Janeiro. p_ w Popenoe. 



MYRICA (ancient Greek name, possibly applied 

 originally to the tamarisk). Myricacese. Wax Myrtle. 

 Ornamental woody jjlants grown chiefly for their hand- 

 some foliage and attractive fruits and some species for 

 their edible fruits. 



Leaves alternate, short-petioled, without stipules, 

 entire or serrate, resinous-punetate: fls. dioecious or 

 monoecious, without perianth, in unisexual catkins; 

 stamens 2-16, usually 4-6; ovary 1-celled, with 2 slen- 

 der filiform stigmas: fr. a drupe, dry or succulent, 

 usually eoateil with a wax'y exudation; nut thick-walled, 

 1-seeded. — About 50 species in the temperate and 

 warmer regions of both hemispheres. 



The wax myrtles are aromatic shrubs or small trees 

 with deciduous or evergreen generally oblong leaves 

 and ini:onspicuous flowers followed by ornamental 

 grayish white or red fruits. Wax is obtained from the 

 fruits of several species; some are cultivated for their 

 succulent and e<libl(! fruits. The bark is astringent 

 and u.sed me<licinally and in tanning. Mi/ricu Gale and 

 M. carolinensis are hardy North; M. cerifera is some- 

 what tenderer and M. califorriica is still more tender, 

 while M. rubra and M. Faija can be grown in subtropi- 

 cal regions only. M. Gale and also A/, cerifera prefer 

 moist and peaty soil, while M. earoliiieusis and M. 

 califoruica grow well in sandy and sterile soil and are 

 widely distributed along the Atlantic and Pacific coasts 

 respectively. Propagation is by .seeds sown after matu- 

 rity; also by layers, and some species, particularly M. 

 Gale, by suckers. 



A. Lvs. persistent, or deciduous: fr. globular or ovoid, 

 often coated with wax: fls. with or after the lvs. 

 (Morella.) 



n. Color of fr. grayish white: fr. dry, densely covered with 

 wax: lvs. often deciduous: stamens 2-6. 



cerifera, Linn. (Morella cerifera, Small. Cerothdm- 

 nus cerifira. Small). Fig. 2422. Slender tree, occasion- 

 ally to 40 ft., nearly glal)rous: lvs. persistent, oblong or 

 oblanceolate, usually acute, cuneate at the base, 

 coarsely serrate above the middle, or entire, dark green 

 above, paler and sometimes pubescent beneath, golden 

 r(^sinous, 1-3 in. long, about J-^in. broafl: staminate 

 aments cylindric, pistillate aments short: fr. J^in. 

 across. March, Ajiril. Md. to Fla., Texas and Ark. 

 S.S. 9:4.59. G.F. 7:476 (adapted in Fig. 2422).— The 

 I)lant cult. ;is M. cerifera is usually the following species. 



