MYOPORUM 



parvifdlium, R. Br. 



shnib: stems 2 ft. 1"m 

 or linear-spatulate, tl 

 apex : tls. with rath 

 within. Austral. ]',. 

 301. V. 7:L>0.-X..t :u 



the 



iite toward the 

 eh are woolly 

 <n. Gn. 24, p. 



purple berries^ 



W. 



MYOSOTfDIUM ((ireek, like a fori/et-me-not). Bor- 

 rii.i'nnirrii . A ^Tiiiis uf only one species, known as the 

 (jiaut ForKet-iiie-ii.it. It comes from the Chatham 

 Islands, oil' New Zealand, and is neither hardy nor 

 suited to general greenhouse culture, but it should be 

 tried by some of our expert southern amateurs. Tlie 

 individual fls. are about % in. across, and as many as 

 30-60 in a cluster. A plant grown outdoors in Cornwall, 

 England, had about 20 such clusters. The fls. are 5- 

 lobed and not a pure blue, being whitish toward the 

 margins. They are borne on a stout, succulent stem 

 1^2 ft. high. The ruiit-Ivs. are very large and numerous, 

 heart-sha|.e,l. 1 .>itl, -IMI,. m in. I,,i,ir. 



Thi- .liMi- I :■ ' i' : I'.iin.pe inl858, but 



the wlii'ln ' I ■ . N. iihout flowering 



again. \li"i!: !■-: I' ,1 ■ ■ iiii|inrted, and in a 



few f:i' ■[■'•; ■ .: ' , I ■ • , ■ , i.irM't ^neceeded. 



In IsV" 1 •.,.:■,. r ..... \- .., ,, n,-TheGar- 

 den ■■ - . . ' ' I'ii'' plants 



requii.. ;. . : I . .. :..,:... - rini;ed in 



mer. They shouhl he kept abscilntely free from in.sects, 

 particularly aphids. The fine specimen grown in the 

 Cornish garden (Gn. 50, p. 150) was placed under a 

 high wall with a southern aspect, and sea sand piled 

 about the roots. 



As a genus, Myosotidiiim is close to Myosotis, but 

 Bentham& Hooker consider its flowers nearest to Cyno- 

 glossum and its fruits nearest to Rindera. 



ndbile, Hook. Giant Foroet-me-not. .Root-lvs. gla- 

 brous, glossy, succulent, parallel-veined, obtuse or re- 

 tuse; petioles thick, grooved above. B.M. 5137. Gn. 

 .•!0:575 and 50, p. 150. G.C. II. 25:681; III. 21:293. 

 G.M. 31:219. J.H. III. 32:327. 



MYOSOTIS (Greek, signifying mouse-ear, from the 

 leaves). Borragimh-ea-. F(in(iET -mk -not. Scorpion 

 Grass. A large genus "i" l..u. in, nni.il or annual, more 

 or less hairy, branehiiiL . i,t herbs, inhabit- 



ing both the north an. I , i; lite zones, but the 



cultivated forms cotu in i .. ' ii i i Ijirope. Lvs. al- 

 ternate, entire: Hs. -mi i i i.!:e-t|...^o. at first 

 recurved, teriniinii r I . ' ■' ii:eorolla 

 salverform, .'> I"b. il. I I. i -ns 5, in- 

 cluded: ovary .il t ;ilni . ; u . r :iiiit form- 

 ing 4 smooth nutlets :i II, ntn .1 1. I In i . . ■ | . . .. .' I, ' bv their 

 bases. The following are all lnii-.l\ :,i II, •■ .\i.rih and are 

 grown in America mainly for init nl .h.or |.l.inting. The 

 fls. are normallv blue, often |.ui|il.. «lnn v.ung and 

 turning blue with age. White-thl. forms n,u-. alba) of 

 all the species may occur. J. B. Keller writes that 

 Forget-me-nots prefer moist, half-shady places, but that 

 an open, sunny border will do if it is not excessively 

 dry. The perennials are easily propagated by division 

 or cuttings. 



A. Bairs of the cab/x all straight, oppressed: 



perennials. 



B. Lobes of the calyx much shorter than the ttibe. 



palustiis. Lam. Tki'e Fouoet-me-not. Stetns from 

 slender, stolon-like rootstocks, slender, decumbent, and 

 rooting below, appressed, puljescent or nearly glabrous, 

 6-18 in. Ion;;: lvs. oblong-lanceolate or oblanceolate, 

 nearly se-silc: r:M'eme loosely-fld. : pedirels in fruit 

 mueli Imii;-! r ili:in the Calyx, spreadini;-; i.ilir^ .if the 

 calyx .leiiiiiii. :irntish : corolla bright blue, witli n \ello\v 

 eye, limb il;it.:i-t lines broad: nutlets an;;leil ami kciird 

 on the inner side. May, June. Europe, Asia. (i.e. 111. 

 22:307. Gn. 52, p. 461. -Requires ,lamp, sha.ly giouml. 

 Escaped from cult, in the eastern states. Var. sempfer- 



Jlorens, Hurt., is a dwarf form, 8 in. high, flowering all 

 summer. 



BB. Lobes of the calyx as long as or longer than 

 the tube. 



l&za, Lehra. Similar to the preceding species, and 

 also rooting at the lower nudes, pubeseenre all jtppressed 



and scanty or wanting: ra \ ' u i ■■ I :\ Ihl.: 



calyx lobes much longer. o\ ,. ..tolla 



limb smaller and conea\., _ |ralc-r 



blue; throat yellow: nutlm- .nuiun '..n\i \ im,ii, -utes. 

 May, .June. North Europe. Asia, A/uer. -ittows best in 

 muddy places. 



Azdrioa, H. C. Wats. Decumbent at the base and dif- 

 fusely branched, 1 ft, high, densely setnse-hispid, with 

 reflexed hairs: lvs o1,1.,i,l-. nliru-.e or rrtn.-'i., appn-ssed 

 hairy above, hirsni- . m, ■ , h. , i h i . i i, i... ■ mi nios 

 sub-secund, den~< Im.ar, 



spreading, clothe. 1 ' ; i i 



I the 

 with 



last, 3-3J^ lines broad, deeper indigo-blni.; tl 

 a whitish eye. Azores. B.M. 4122. V. 6:7n.-^iuitable 

 for planting in damp, shady soil. Var. coeWstina, Hort., 

 is a forn; with light blue fls. 



AA. Bairs of the calyx, or at least some of them, hooked, 

 spreading. 



B. Corolla small, about 1 line broad: limb concave: 

 calyx hairs alt hooked. 



arv6nsis. Lam. Annual or biennial, erect, branched, 

 7-20 in. high, hirsute-pubescent: lvs. oblong or oblan- 

 ceolate, sessile, obtuse or acutish: raceme loosely-fld.: 

 pedicels in fruit much longer than the calyx: calyx 

 deeply 5-parted ; lobes equal, linear, acutish ; co- 

 rolla blue or white, 1-lK lines broad: nutlet convex 

 outside, keeled inside. June-Aug. Eu., Asia.— Will 

 grow well in dry ground. 



BB. Corolla larger, S-4 lines broad: limb flat: calyx 



with only the lower hairs hooked. 

 3ylv4tica, Hoftin. Perennial, hirsute-pubescent, and 

 either green or . in. i. i . . r. t. 1-2 ft. high, branched 

 above: lvs. obloni: : . r n.ecdate, nearly sessile, 



acutish: pedicel- i exceeding the calyx: 



calyx deeply eh-l I. I I II . '■<■ nairs, except a fewat the 

 bas'e, erect and suai-hi. i.n.nns ion? nnd loose: co- 

 rolla blue,.?-! lim- l.T..a.l. uiih a y.-llow -yf. nutlets 



Spring. Dry soil, Ku., N. AMa.-C..nim..n ui imltn alion. 



Var. alp«3tris, K...h (J/. »/;yfs/,/.s. 1'. W. S.-hmidt). 

 Differs from the tv]..- only in its dwarf habit, 3-8 in. 

 high, mm-e dense raeeme, with shorter, thicker, ascend- 

 ing -peilieels, rarelv longer than the calyx: nutlets 

 larger. Sumnnr. i'u. GXJ. III. 17:650.-Flowers said to 

 be fragrant in tin- evening. Var. stricta, Hort. All the 

 branches ere.t and strict: appearance peculiar. G.T. 

 45, p. (iO!l, \'ar. aiirea, Hort. Foliage golden yellow. 



dissitiilora, Haker, Biennial : very similar in 

 habit to .)/. s,ilr„l,r„. but lowri-, il-s HI. hi-h, wlnde 

 plant elollo'il with i.|.....| -^|.ri .i.linu' ..r a|.|.r..vv,.,l >|iort 

 hairs: l\.-. lar-.., ^|...|tulal..-i.bl..nL;, acute, l.ri-lit i.'rec.n : 



incurved, 2-3 times hmger than the calyx: hooked hairs 

 almost absent: calyx segments lanceolate, much longer 

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

 portant difference is in the nutlets, which are distinctly 

 stipitate. Spring. Switzerland. R.H. 1896, p. 278.- 

 Var. elegantissima, Hort. Lvs. white-edged. The name 

 3f. elegantissima has also been applied to forms of M. 

 valustris and sylvatica. g. jj. Wiegand. 



HYBtCA (ancient name of no application). Myri- 

 cdce(e. This includes a Japanese fruit tree which bears 

 black or red fruits something like a blackberry. It was 



introiluced to luilt. in Calif, in IWJ under the name of 



1/ ,.,i,',,,, ai,,! I iilK .1. -.ill.. .! in 111. ■■ I 'a. 111.. Rural Prcss," 

 l,-,,m v, h ''} derived. The 



tr..e alia . I' .1 'I'll. . li.t-like, ever- 



;;■,■,., .n an. I I. alio rv . Tl.. I run ri p. i. ■ i n .1 nl y. Itisalmost 

 globular, being about 1 in. Iouk and :-4 m. Itroad. It is 

 den.selv covered with small elevations, and contains a 

 single seed-stone of light weight. There are 2 varieties 



