MYR 



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MYR 



HARDY SHRUBS. 

 M. ceri'fera (wax-bearing). 8. May. North 



America. 1699. Deciduous. 

 lutifo'lia (broad-leaved). 6. May. 



North America. 1730. Evergreen. 



Ga'le (Sweet. Gale). 4. May. Britain. 



Deciduous. 



GREENHOUSE EVERGREEN SHRUBS. 

 M. escule'nta (eatable -berried}. 20. May. 

 Nepaul. 1817. 



hirsu'ta (hairy). June. Cape of Good Hope. 



Mexica'na (Mexican). 8. February. Mexico. 



1823. 



quercifo'lia (Oak-leaved). 3. June. Cape 



of Good Hope. 1752. 



MYRICA'RIA. (From myrike, the 

 Greek name of the Tamarisk. Nat. 

 ord., Tamarisks [Tamaricacese]. Linn., 

 IG-Monadelphia 5-Octandria.) 



Hardy, pink-flowered, evergreen shrubs. 

 Cuttings of young-shoots, in spring or autumn, 

 in sandy soil, under a bell-glass, or if under a 

 hand-light, all the better ; sandy loam and leaf 

 mould, and all the better for a little peat. 

 M. Dahu'rim (Dahurian). 6. Dahuria. 1816. 



Germa'nica (German). 8. July. Germany. 



1582. 



MYRIOPHY'LLUM. Water Milfoil. 

 (From myrios, a myriad, and phyllon, 

 a leaf. Nat. ord., Hippurids [Halora- 

 gacejfi]. Linn., 21-Moncecia Q-Polyan- 

 dria. Allied to Hippuris.) 



Hardy perennial British water plants, suitable 

 for the margins of lakes, ponds, &c. Chiefly 

 by division, ; ponds and ditches ; interesting 

 little aquatics. 

 M. altermflo'rum (alternate-^owwed), 1 . July. 



pectina'tum (comb-leaved). Rose. July. 



spica'tum (spiked). 1. Red. July. 



verticilla'tum (whorled). 1. Green. July. 



MYRI'STICA. Nutmeg. (From my- 



risticos, sweet smelling. Nat. ord., 



Nutmegs [Myristacese]. Linn., 22- 

 Dieecia 13-Monadelphia.) 



Stove evergreens. Cuttings of ripened shoots, 

 in sand, under a bell-glass, and in a sweet bot- 

 tom heat ; sandy loam and fibry peat. Winter 

 temp., 55 to 60 ; summer, 60 to 85. 

 M.fa'tua (tasteless). 30. Green, white. Suri- 

 nam. 1812. 



moscha'ta (musky. True nutmeg}. 30. 



Pale yellow. East Indies. 1795. 



sebi'fera (wax-bearing). 10. Velio w, green. 



Guiana. 



MYRO'DIA. (From myron, fragrant 

 balsam, and odme, smell. Nat. ord., 

 Sterculiads [Sterculiaceffi]. Linn., 10- 

 Monadelphia 8-Polyandria. Allied to 

 Helicteres.) 



Stove evergreen. Cuttings of half-ripened 

 shoots, in sand, under a bell-glass, and in heat; 



rich sandy loam, 

 



Winter temp., 55; summer, 



60 to 85 



M. turbina'ta (top-shaped-ea/^erf). 6. White. 

 West Indies. 1793. 



M YRO SPE'RMUM. (From myrow, myrrh , 

 or aromatic balsam, and sperma, a seed ; 

 the seeds yield a strong- smelling resin. 

 Nat. ord., Leguminous Plants [Fabaceffi]. 

 Linn., 10-Decandria \-Monogynia. Al- 

 lied to Sophora.) 



This is the genus which produces the balsam 

 of Tolu and balsam of Peru, used in perfumery 

 and in the preparation of lozenges. Stove 

 evergreen trees. Cuttings of half -ripened 

 shoots, in sand, in summer, under a bell-glass, 

 and in bottom heat ; loam and peat, with an 

 addition of silver sand and leaf-mould. Winter 

 temp., 55 ; summer, 60 to 85. 

 M.frute'scens (shrubby). 10. Rose. May. 

 Caraccas. 1824. 



perui'ferum (Peru - balsam - bearing). 40. 



White. Peru. 1824. 



pube'scens (downy) = 40. White. Cartha- 



gena. 1820. 



tolui'ferum (Tolu -bearing). 40. Cream. 



South America. 1733. 



MY'RRHIS. Myrrh. (From myrrah, 

 myrrh, or perfumed balsam. Nat. ord., 

 Umbellifers [Apiacese]. Linn., 5-Pen- 

 tandria 2-Diyynia. Allied to Scandix.) 



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'ta (sweet-scented). 2. White. May. 

 Britain. 



MY'RSINE. (The ancient name of 

 myrrh. Nat. ord., Arisiads [Myrsina- 

 cese]. Linn., 2%~Polyyamia 2-J)icecia. 

 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 -leaved). 2. 



White, green. June. Cape of Good 



Hope. 1788. 



bifa'ria (two-rowed-/mwed). 20. White, 



pink. January. Nepaul. 1822. 



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



Tenerifl'e. 1820. 



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



January. Nepaul. 1822. 



coria'cea (leathery). 8. December. Ja- 



maica. 1770. 



ilicifo'lia (Holly-leaved). 1826. 



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



green. Cape of Good Hope. 1783. 



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



Good Hope. 1692. 



Saifia'ra (Samara). 3. White, green, Cape 



of Good Hope, 1770, 



