MYRICACE.E 



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Myrica californica, Cham, et Schl (fig. 663). 



Primary root long, tapering, flexuose, with numerous lateral 

 rootlets, and furnished here and there with small fleshy tubercles or 

 nodosities. 



Hypocotyl terete, glabrous, red, soon becoming woody. 



Cotyledons spathulate-obovate, suddenly narrowed to a subacute 

 apex, gradually tapered to the base, sessile, glabrous, with a distinct 



FIG. 663. Myrica californica. Nat. size. 



midrib and several slender nerves ascending from near the base 

 (probably best seen when the cotyledons are fading), reticulated 

 towards the apex, 9 mm. long, 4 mm. wide. 



Stem erect, terete, hairy, glandular, red, soon becoming woody ; 

 1st intemode 6'5 mm. long ; 2nd 4 mm. ; 3rd 7 mm. 



Leaves simple, cauline, alternate, exstipulate, petiolate, alter- 

 nately penninerved, thinly hairy above, but more especially on the 



