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M. semiserrn'ta (half-saw-edged). 30. .Pink. 

 January. Nepaul. 1822. 



subspino'sa (slightly-spined). 20. Nepaul. 



1823. 



varia'bilis (variable). 3. July. New South 



Wales. 1824. 



MYESIPHY'LLUM. (From myrsine, 

 myrrh, and phyllon, a leaf; aromatic 

 leaves. Nat. ord., the asparagus section 

 of Lily worts [Liliacese]. Linn., Q-Hex- 

 andria 1-Monoyynia.) 



Greenhouse deciduous twiners, with greenish 

 white flowers, from Cape of Good Hope. Divi- 

 sion of the root, in spring ; sandy loam and 

 dried leaf-mould. Winter temp., 40 to 48. 

 M. angustifo' Hum (narrow-leaved). 6. July. 

 1752. 



asparagoi'des (Asparagus-like). 6. June. 



1702. 



MY'RTUS. The Myrtle. (~Frommyron, 

 signifying perfume. Nat. ord., Myrtle- 

 blooms [Myrtaceae], Linn., 12-Icosan- 

 dria \-Monogynia.) 



The French perfume called Eau d'Ange, is 

 obtained from the distilled water of myrtle 

 flowers ; and myrtle berries and flower-buds are 

 eaten 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-dung. Winter temp., 

 38" to 45. The stove kinds merely require a 

 higher temperature. The varieties of communis 

 are propagated by cuttings, or by grafting and 

 budding on the commoner kinds. In the South 

 of England the myrtle flourishes against a wall, 

 but north of London, in such a position, it re- 

 quires protection in winter. 



STOVE EVERGREENS. 



M. biflo'ra (two-flowered). 10. May. Jamaica. 

 1759. 



buxifo'lia (Box-leaved). 6. Isle of Burbon. 



1826. 



dumo'sa (bushy). 3. June. West Indies. 



1793. 



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



mespiloi'des (Medlar-like). 50. Isle of Bur- 



bon. 1826. 



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



1823. 



orbicula'ta (round-leaved). 6. Mauritius. 



1823. 



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



1787. 



GREENHOUSE EVERGREENS. 



M. affi'nis (kindred). 6. Purple, June. China. 

 1823. 



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



Europe. 1597. 

 bce'tica (Baetic). 6. July. South 



Europe. 1597. 

 be>lgi ca (broad-leaved- Dutch). 6. 



July. South Europe. 1597. 



" flo're-ple'no (double - flowered). 



6, July. South Europe. ^597, 



M. commu'nis lta'lica( Italian). 6. July. South 



Europe. 1597. 

 Lusita'nica (Portuguese). 6. 



July. South Europe. 1597, 

 macula'ta (spotted). 6, July. 



South Europe. 159/. 

 muerona'ta (pointed./eaued). 2. 



July. South Europe. 1507- 

 Roma'na (Roman). 6. July. 



South Europe. 1597- 

 Tarenti'na (Tarentine). 6. July. 



South Europe. 1597. 



variega'ta (variegated). 6. July, 



South Europe. 1597. 



melastomoi'des (Melastoma-like). 15. More- 



ton Bay. 



tenuifo'lia (fine-leaved). a. New Holland, 



1824. 



tomento'sa (woolly -leaved). 6. Purple, 



June. China. 1776. 



trine 1 r vis (three-nerved). 5. New Holland, 



1824. 



N. 



NAGE'LIA. (Named after Nayeli, a 

 German botanist. Nat. ord., Appteworts 

 [Pomacese]. Linn., 12-Icosundria 2- 

 Di-pentagynia. Allied to Cotoneaster.j 

 A genus founded on Cotoneaster denti- 

 culata, which see. 



NAILS for training wall trees are best 

 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 sticking 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 

 nails, and are described as 2|, 3,4, and 

 ofib. wall nails, accordingly as 1,000 of 

 them are of those weights. Nails in 

 most cases require to be driven only 

 a very little way into the mortar, and 

 walls then do not become defaced by 

 them for many years. In all summer 

 nailing of peach trees, roses, &c., the 

 point only requires to be driven in, SQ 



