MYC 



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MYR 



seftum, showing the uncertainty of the laws on 

 which genera and species are founded in Orchids. 

 Catuse'tum being the older name, Monachanthus 

 and Myanthus have been united to it. See CATA- 

 SE'TUM. 



MYCARA'NTHES. (An orchid, allied to 

 Eria. Same derivation as Myanthus. For 

 culture, see CATASE'TUM.) 



M. obli'qua (twisted- leaoed). White. Singapore. 

 1840. 



MYGI'NDA. (Named after C. Mygind, 

 a German botanist. Nat. ord., Spindle- 

 trees [Celastraceoe]. Linn., k-Tetrandria 

 3-Tetragynia. Allied to Elfieodendron.) 



Evergreen shrubs, all white-flowered but one. 

 M. myrtifij'lia is hardy ; propagated by cuttings 

 O! the ripi:aed shouts m sitnd, under ahaiid-light, 

 in autumn ; the others require stove-treatment, 

 and are propagated by ripe shoots in sand, under 

 a bell-glass, in heat ; loam and peat, sandy and 

 fibry. 



M. integrifo'lia (whole-leaved). 4. Martinique. 

 18-26. 



latifu'lia (broad-leaved). 4. April. W. Ind. 



1795. 



myrtifu'tia (myrtle-leaved). 4. June. N. 



Anier. 1818. 



Rhaco'mn (Rhacoma). 4. Jamaica. 1798. 



uragu'ga (diuretic). 4. Purple. August. S. 



Amer. 1790. 



MYLOCA'RYUM. Buckwheat-tree. (From 

 myle, a mill, and karyon, a nut ; having 

 four-winged seeds. Nat. ord., Cyrilluds 

 [Cyrillacese]. Linn., 10 - Decandria, 1- 

 Monogynia.) 



Half-hardy evergreen shrubs. Cuttings of half- 

 ripened shoots in sand, under a glass ; sandy loam 

 and dried leaf-mould ; sheltered, dry, warm bor- 

 der, or the protection of a cold pit in winter. 

 M. ligustri'num (privet-like). 6. White. May. 

 Georgia. 



MYO'PORUM. (From myo, to shut, and 

 poros, a pore, or opening ; referring to 

 the transparent spots on the leaves. Nat. 

 ord., Myoporads [Myoporacese]. Linn., 

 l<i-Didynamia 2-Angiospermia.) 



Greenhouse, white-flowered, evergreen shrubs, 

 from New South Wales. Cuttings of the points 

 of shoots, getting firm at their base, in sand, 

 under a bell-glass, in April; loam and peat, fibry 

 and sandy, with pieces of charcoal intermixed. 

 Winter temp., 38 to 48. M. parvifo'lium and 

 others would, no doubt, succeed against a wall, 

 where protection could be given in winter. 

 M. acumina'tum (pointcd-feawrf). 3. 1812. 



crassifo' Hum (thick-leaved). 1$. New Zea- 



land. 1822. 



diffu'surn (spreading) . 3. April. 



elli'pticum (oval-fcaoed). 2. February. 1789. 



insula're (island). 3. February. 1800. 



monta'num (mountain). 2. 1823. 



oppositifo'lium (opposite-leaved). 3. 1803. 



parvifo'lium (small-leaved). 1803. 



terra' turn (sa.w-leaDed), 6, White, purple. 



May. 



tubercula'tum (tubercled). 3. 1803. 



MYOSO'TIS. Forget-me-not. (From 



mys, a mouse, and otis, an ear; resem 

 blance of the leaves. Nat. ord., Borage- 

 worts [Boraginaceae]. Linn., 5-Pentan- 

 dria Y-Monogynia,) 



Seed for annuals, and also for the perennial 

 herbaceous species ; most of the latter freely, by 

 dividing the root in spring; the scarcer ones by 

 cuttings in a shady place, in summer, under a 

 hand-light ; moist places, by the side of ditches 

 and ponds, suit most of them. M . palu'stris is 

 the true Forget-me-not. It, as well as others, 

 may be treated like alpine plants in winter, and 

 have a saucer of water below the pot in summer, 

 when they will bloom long and well. 



HARDY HERBACEOUS. 



M. alpe'stris (alpine). . Blue. July. Swit- 

 zerland. 1818. 



Azo'ric't (Azorean). 1. Dark blue. August. 



Azores. 1846. 



azu'rea (light blue). Blue. June. Corvo. 1842. 



ceespitu'sa (tufted). f . Blue. June. Britain. 

 marrocu'lyx (large- calysed). |. Blue. 



June. Britain. 



intermedia (intermediate). $. Blue. April. 



Britain. 



na'na (dwarf). . Blue. July. Europe. 1800. 



palu'stris (marsh). 1. Blue, yellow. July. 



Britain. 



re'pens (creeping). 1. Pale blue. June. Britain. 



rupi'cola (rock). Blue. Scotland. 



spnrsiflo'ra (scattered-flowered). l. Blue. 



May. South France. 1822. 



HARDY ANNUALS. 



M. aroe'nsis a'ltia (white-corn-field). . White. 

 June. Britain. 



austra'lis (southern). Blue. June. N. S. 



Wales. 1824. 



Califo'rnica (Californian). 1$. White. Au- 



gust. California. 1837. 



clava'ta (c\\ib-leaved). Blue. June. Siberia. 



1829. 



colli'na (hill). *. Blue. May. Britain. 



commuta'ta (changed). Blue. June. Europe. 



Biennial. 



litora'lis (sea-shore). Blue, yellow. April. 



Caspian Sea. 1836. 



peduncula'ris (long - flowered - stalked). l. 



Blue. June. Astracan. 1824. 



ungula'ta (clawed). Blue. June. Siberia. 1822. 



MY'RCIA. (A name of Venus. Nat. ord., 

 Myrtlellooms [Myrtacese]. Linn., 12- 

 Icosandria I-Monogynia. Allied to Myr- 

 tus.) 



Stove white-flowered evergreens. Cuttings of 

 stubby young shoots, getting a little firm at their 

 base, in sand, under a bell-glass, and in a mild 

 bottom-heat, in May ; sandy peat and fibry loam, 

 with charcoal nodules to keep it open. Winter 

 temp., 50 to 60 ; summer, 60 to 80. 

 M. a'cris (sharp-flavoured). 20. June. W. Ind. 

 1759. 



bractea'ta (bracted). 4. May. Brazil. 1824. 



coriu'cea (leathery - leaved'). 4. Carribean 



Isles. 1759. 



crassine'rvia (thick-nerved). May. Guiana. 



1780. 



pimentoi'des (allspice-like). 20. May. W. Ind. 



pseu'do-mi'ni (false-mini). May. Brazil. 1822. 



soro'ria (sister). 5. May. Trinidad. 1822. 



sple'ndens (shining). 12, May. Hispaniola. 1828. 



MYRIA'CHS. (From myrios, a myriad, 



