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This is the British Myrrh, formerly used in 

 various ways. Hardy herbaceous. Seeds, dividing 

 at the root, and slips inserted early in spring in a 

 shady place ; common garden-soil. 

 M. odora'tn (sweet-scented). 24. White. May. 

 Britain. 



MY'RSINE. (The ancient name of 

 myrrh. Nat. ord., Ardisiads [Myrsina- 

 cece]. Linn., 2'3-Polygamia 2-Diaecia. 

 Allied to Ardisia.) 



Greenhouse evergreens. Cuttings of stubby 

 shoots before they are quite ripe, in sand, 

 under a glass, in heat ; fibry loam and sandy peat. 

 Winter temp., 38 to 48. 



M. Africa'na (African). 4. Brown. May. Cape 

 of Good Hope. 1691. 



retu'sa (bent-back-teuced). 2. White, 



green. June. Cape of Good Hope. 1/88. 



bifa'ria (two-rowed- leaved). 20. White, pink. 



January. Nepaul. 1822. 



Canarie'nsis (Cmzry- Island). 30. Whitish. 



Teneriffe. 1820. 



capitella'ta (small-headed). 30. Green. Janu- 



ary. Nepaul. 1822. 



coria'cKa (leathery). 8. December. Jamaica. 



1770. 



ilicifo'lia (holly-leaved). 1826. 



melano'phleos (black-paper). 3. White, green. 



Cape of Good Hope. 1/83. 



mi'tis (mild). 6. White. July. Cape of Good 



Hope. 1692. 



Sama'ru (Samara). 3. White, green. Cape 



of Good Hope. 177<>- 



semiserra'ta (half-saw-erf^ed). 30. Pink. Ja- 



nuary. Nepaul. 1822. 



subspinu'sa (slightly-spined). 20. Nepaul. 1823. 



varia' bills (variable). 3. July. N. S. Wales. 1824. 

 MYRSIPHY'LLUM. (From myrsine, myrrh, 



euadphyllon, a leaf; aromatic leaves. Nat. 

 ord., the Asparagus section of Lilyworts 

 [Liliaceae]. Linn., 6-Hexandria 1-Mono- 

 gynia.) 



Greenhouse deciduous twiners, with greenish- 

 white flowers, from Cape of Good Hope. Division 

 of the root in spring ; sandy loam and dried leaf- 

 mould. Winter temp., 40 to 48. 

 M. angustifo'lium (narrow-leaved). 6. July. 1752. 



asparugoi'des (asparagus-like). 6. June. 1/02. 



MY'RTUS. The Myrtle. (From myron, 

 signifying perfume. Nat. ord., Myrtle - 

 blooms [Myrtacese]. Linn., 12-Icosandria 

 ~L-J\fonogyitia.) 



The French perfume called Eau d'Ange is ob- 

 tained from the distilled water of myrtle-flowers ; 

 and myrtle-berries and flower-buds are eutcn in 

 Italy for pepper. Evergreens, and all white- 

 flowered but two. Cuttings of half-ripened shoots 

 in sandy soil, under a glass ; sandy loam and a 

 little peat or leaf-mould, or very old, rather dry 

 cow-dunsr. Winter temp., 38 to 45. The stove 

 kinds merely require a higher temperature. The 

 varieties of I'omrnu' ids are propagated by cuttings, 

 or by grafting and budding on the commoner 

 kinds. In the south of England the myrtle flou- 

 rishes against a wall; but north of London, in 

 such a position, it requires protection in winter. 



STOVE EVERGREENS. 

 N bifln'ra (two- flowered). 10. May. Jamaica. 1759. 



buxl/o'lia (box-leaved). 6. Isle of Bourbon. 1826, 



M. dvmo'sa (bushy). 3. June. W. Ind. 1793. 



Gre'gii (Greg's). 6. Dominica. 1776. 



mespiloi'des (medlar- like). 50. Isle of Bourbon. 



1826. 



obscu'ra (doubtful). 6. July. Maranham. 1823. 



orbicula'ta (round-leaned). 6. Mauritius. 182.-*, 



virgulto'sa (twiggy). 6. July. Jamaica. 178/. 



GREENHOUSE EVERGREENS. 

 M. nflt'nis (kindred). 6. Purple. June. China. 1823. 



bulla'tu (b\istered-leaved). 18. White. July. 



New Zealand. 



commu'nis (common). 6. June. South Europe. 



1597. 



Bee'tica (Bsetic). 6. July. South Europe. 



1597- 



Be'lgica (broad-leaned-Dutch). 6. July. 



South Europe. 1597- 



flo're-ple' no (double-flowered). 6. July. 



South Europe. 1597- 



Ita'lica (Italian). 6. July. South Europe. 



1597- 



Lusita'nica (Portuguese). 6. July. South 



Europe. 1597. 



macula 1 ta (spotted). 6. July. South Eu- 

 rope. 1597. 



mucrona'ta (pointed-teaued). 2. July. 



South Europe. 1597- 



Roma'na (Roman). 6. July. South Eu- 

 rope. 1597. 



Tarenti'nu (Tarentine). 6. July. South 



Europe. 1597- 



variega'ta (variegated). 6. July. South 



Europe. 1597- 



me;s^wzoi'^5(melastoma-like). 15. Moreton 



Bay. 



tenuifo'lia (fine-leaved). 5. N. Holland. 1824. 



tumento'sa (woolly-leaved). 6. Purple. June. 



China. 1776. 



trine'rvis (three-nerved). 5. N. Holland. 1824. 



NAGE'LIA. (Named after Nageli, a Ger- 

 man botanist. Nat. ord., Apple.worts [Po- 

 maceffi]. Linn., 12-Icosandria 2-Di-penta- 

 gynia. Allied to Cotoneaster.) 



A genus founded on COTONEA'STER DENTICC- 

 LA'TA, which see. 



NAILS for training wall-trees are hest 

 made of cast iron, being the cheapest, 

 stoutest, and most enduring. Before using 

 they should be heated almost to redness, 

 and then be thrown into cold linseed- oil. 

 When dry, they have a varnish upon 

 them which preserves them from rusting, 

 and prevents the mortar of the wall stick- 

 ing to them so corrosively as it does if 

 they are un-oiled. In drawing old nails 

 from walls, the mortar is not so much 

 disturbed if the nails are driven in a 

 little further before they are extracted. 

 Old nails may be renovated by being 

 heated to redness, and then thrown into 

 water: this removes from them the 

 mortar, and then they may be again 

 heated and put into oil as before directed. 

 The cast-iron nails used by gardeners 

 are known to the ironmonger as wall- 



