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10. M. parviflora Lindl. M. Preissiana Schau. 



A tree or tall shrub, glabrous or the young parts pubescent: leaves 



alternate, thick, rigid, lanceolate or oblong-linear, sharp-pointed, % in. 



long or rather less, obscurely if at all nerved: flower-clusters white, 



loose, 1 in. or less long, capsule globose (narrowed to the base). Illus- 

 tration: PI. 5, fig. 1. 



A hardy shrub, grown both in central and southern Cali- 

 fornia, but much surpassed, as regards beauty, by other species. 

 M. armillaris and M. ericifolia are often erroneously labeled 

 M. Preissiana in California gardens; but this last name is only 

 a synonym of M. parviflora. 



11. M. Huegelii Endl. 



An erect rigid shrub, 6 to 12 ft. high, with firm, pale bark, nearly 

 glabrous: leaves alternate, spirally arranged and overlapping, strictly 

 sessile, ovate, contracted above to a sharp point, '^4 in. or less long, 

 striate with 3 to 7 nerves: flower-clusters white (the buds sometimes 

 pink), dense, 1 to 5 in. long, about % in. wide, the axis growing out 

 before the buds open: stamens % in. long, the claw conspicuous and 

 divided at the end into 7 to 11 filaments: -capsules globular, crowded in 

 a cylindric spike. Illustration: PL 5, fig. 5. 



Frequent in southern California shrubberies where valuable 

 chiefly because of its oddity. At Soldiers Home many of the 

 branches fasciate, forming flat, leafy ribbons. 



12. M. ericifolia Sm. 



A large shrub or small tree, either glabrous or pubescent, the bark 

 thick and soft: leaves alternate, not rigid, usually recurved from the 

 middle, narrowly linear or nearly cylindric, rather obtuse, about % in. 

 long: flowering spikes yellowish-white (there is a roseate variety in 

 Australia), % to 1 in. long and % in. wide, the rachis soon growing out 

 and leafy, or the flowers sometimes in nearly globular terminal heads 

 (staminate): stamens ^4 i n - long, the claws conspicuous and with about 

 7 filaments at the end: capsules truncate, in a dense spike. Illustration: 

 PL 5, fig. 3. 



A slender shrub resembling heath (Erica). Not much used 

 in California. A few arboreous specimens may be seen on the 

 lawns near the conservatory of Golden Gate Park, San Francisco. 



13. M. nesophila F. Muell. 



A glabrous shrub or small tree, attaining 35 ft. in California, with 

 thick spongy bark which exfoliates in broad strips: leaves alternate, 

 obovate-oblong, obtuse or with a sharp tip, thick, % to 1 in. long, about 



