MTRICA 



of the fruit, the light rose-colored one being finer fl; 

 than the dark red. The berries are vinous and swt 

 used in all ways like our blackberries. The tree i 

 posed to be able to stand 1.5° above zero. 



Myrica is a genus of about 35 species of tre( 

 shrubs, often aromatic ; Ivs. alternate, entire, or vai 



MYEISTICA 



1053 



cut : male fls. borne in short catkins on the new growth ; 

 stamens 2-16, usually 4-6; female fls. mostly solitary: 

 drupe globose or ovoid. 



N4gi, Thunb. (M. rubra, Sieb. & Zucc). Fig. 1450. 

 Bush or tree: Ivs. 3-5 in. long, oblong-lanceolate, taper- 

 ing at the base, entire or serrate: male catkins axillary, 

 solitary, cylindrical, J^-IJ^ in. long; stamens 6-10; fe- 

 male catkins shorter than the male, few-fld. Tropical 

 and subtropical Asia. B. M. 5727. 



M.asplenifMia. See Comptonia. W. M. 



MTEIOCfiPHAHJS (Greek, ten -tJiousand -lieacled). 

 Comp6sitw. M. Stuartii is an odd sort of everlasting 

 flower, known to the trade as PohjcaUjmma Stuartii, 

 being otfered in only one of the largest American cata- 

 logues of annual fls. It is a half-hardy plant, growing 

 about 1)^ ft. high and bearing yellow and white heads. 

 Myriocephalus is a genus f about 8 annual or perennial 

 herbs, all Australian, often hoary, especially when 

 young : Ivs. alternate, entire : clusters or compound 

 heads terminal, usually globose or hemispherical : heads 

 exceedingly numerous and sessile on a broad, very flat 

 receptacle, surrounded by a general involucre of numer- 

 ous narrow bracts in many rows, each usually with a 

 scarious tip or radiating appendage. In M. Stiiartii 

 these appendages are 1-2 lim-s Ichilt. liriiriil. H-Iiifi- and 

 very conspicuous. Flora Austruliinsis :;: :)."i7 i IM)!'.). 



Sttartii, Benth. {Pohjcalfimma SUmrli!, V. Mu.ll. & 

 Sond.). Pubescent or woolly, nut much bruncliud: Ivs. 

 linear or lanceolate, 1-2 in. long: clusters hemispherical, 

 1 in. or more across : partial heads 5 -8-fld. : seeds woolly; 

 pappus of numerous ciliate bristles. 



MYEIOPH'tLLTrM (Greek, ten-thousand-leaved). 

 ffaloragAcece. The Parrot's Feather is a favorite 

 aquatic plant, with delicate feathery foliage, composed 

 of numerous whorls of finely cut Ivs. The one which i3 



often seen in vases and fountains in public parks has 

 the uncomfortable name of Myriophi/llum proserpina- 

 eoides. It is a half-hardy plant from Chile, with weak 

 stems which grow out of the water about 6 Inches. It 

 can be planted in a water-tight h.anging basket, and if 

 water can be kept stnn.liiitr nn the surface, the plant 



will hang gnircfully ..v,i- tin- i-.l-rs. 'I'l thir species 



here descriljr.l avr luirclv |ihiiit-i, wliirli :ire com- 

 mon in our erivt.rn iiMii.N. Aii.\ .in,- uf tin in i-mh be gath- 

 ered for the aiiuai-iiiiii, ami ibr two fullriwiiig are pro- 

 curable from dealers in aquatics and aquarium supplies. 



Myriophyllumis a genus of about 15 species of aquatic 

 herbs, found from the frigid zones to the tropics. Lvs. 

 whorled. somewhat scattered or alternate, the emersed 

 ones entire, dentate or pectinate, the submerged ones 

 pinnately cut into thread-like segments: fls. small. 

 A. Lvs. all alike. 



proserplnacoides, (iill. Fig. 1451. Lvs. in whorls of 4 

 and .-.. 7-111 lines Imh-: s, -m.-uts 20-25. Chile. Appar- 

 eiiiiy .-lalilisliiM in ilM|ikins' pond, Haddonfield, N. J., 

 havin- c.s,a|H(l ir.ini rnli. II. H. 2:505. -Differs from the 

 2 foIloH ill-- in li.iii- ,liu ,i,ius. The female plant is the 

 one in cult. Likely to become weeds. 

 AA. Lvs. above the surface of the water diffvrent from 

 those below. 

 B. Lvs. whorled in S's and 4's. 



verticilUtum, Linn. Floral lvs. longer than the fls., 

 pectinate: stamens 8: petals deciduous: carpels even. 

 Native of Europe, but common in our ponds. 

 BB. Lvs. tchorled in 4's and S's. 



heterophyllum, Michx. Floral lvs. ovate, lanceolate, 

 sharply serrate: stamens 4: petals rather persistent: 

 carpels 1-2-ridged and roughened on the back. Lakes 

 and rivers. Ont. to Fla. and Minn. 



Wm. Thicker and W. M. 



MYEfSTICA (Greek, alluding to the aromatic quali- 

 ties of the plants). Jliiristii-iica . Nutmeg. Myristicas 

 are of many species (perhaps 80), but most of the Nut- 

 megs of commerce are the i)roduct of M. fragrans, Houtt. 

 {M. moschilta, Thunb.; Jf. <iffivi iii)lis, Linn, f.; M. 

 aromcitica. Lam.), shown in Figs. 1452-3. This tree is 

 cultivated and naturalized in the W. Indies. The genus 

 Myristica is the only one in the family. It is essentially 

 an Asian genus, although species occur in America and 

 Africa, and one in Australia. The Myristicas are dice- 

 cious trees with alternate, entire, pinnate-veined lvs., 

 and small fls. in axillary clusters. The perianth is 2-4- 

 (usually 3-) lobed, in a single series: anthers 3 or more, 

 ary single, 1-loculed, ripening into a fleshy 

 The Nutmeg of commerce is the seed. This is 

 aded by a ruminated aril, which furnishes the 



Mr / 



1451. Mv 



Dhyllu 



proserpmacoides (X K) 



mace of commerce. The fruit of 3f. fragrans is short- 

 pear-shaped, lJ^-2 in. long, hanging, reddish or yellow- 

 ish, somewhat fleshy, s)ilittiug at maturity into 2 valves 

 and disclosing the brilliant -.■,itl,t laciniated aril or 

 mace. Inside the .-iril i- tin- h.ir.l nut or shell, and 

 inside the shell is the Nutmeg. I'lie details of the mace 



