MYO 



383 



MYE 



cuttings will root 

 glass. Synonymes; 

 tetrdndra. 



acuminatum White . 



adscendens . White . 



crassif61ium White . 



debile . . . White . 



diffusum . . White . 



ellipticum 1 White . 



insulate . . White . 



montanum . White . 

 oppositifo- 1 

 liuni . . J 



parvif&lium . White . 

 serratum 2 . Wh. pur. 

 tuberculatum White 

 viscbsum . . White 



readily in sand, under a 



1, Poginia glabra; 2, P. 



8, G. Ev. S. N. S. W. . 1812 



4, G. Ev. S. 2 N. Holl. . 1820 



4, G. Ev. S. 1J N. Zeal. . 1822 



6, G. Ev. 8. 1J N. 8. W. . 1793 



4, G. Ev. S. 2 N. Holl. . 



2, G. Ev. S. 2 N. 8. W. . 1789 



2, G. Ev. 8. 8 N. S. W. . 1800 



4, G. Ev. 8. 2 Kf. Holl. . 1823 



White . 4, G. Ev. S. 2 N. Holl. . 1808 



6, G. Ev. S. 8 N. Holl. . 1803 

 6, S. Ev. S. 2 Tasmania . 



6, G. Ev. S. 3 N. Holl. . 1803 



6, G. Ev. S. 2 N. Holl. . 1803 



arvensis 

 alba . 

 az6rica 

 azurea 

 csespitdsa 



My<5seris, Link. From mys, a mouse, and 

 ■seris, succory. Linn. 19, Or. 1, Nat. Or. Aster- 

 deem. This species will grow in any common 

 soil, and is increased by divisions. Synonyme : 

 1, Borkausia purpurea. 



purpurea . Purple . 5, H. Her. P. lj Tauria . 1824 



Mtos6tis, Linn. From mys, myos, a mouse, 

 and otos, an ear ; fancied resemblance in the 

 leaves. Linn. 5, Or. 1, Nat. Or. Boragindcem. 

 All the perennial species of this genus are very 

 beautiful, especially M . pal&stris, the Forget- 

 me-not. They grow best in moist places, or 

 by the edges of ponds or ditches ; they may 

 also be grown in pots among alpine plants. 

 The annual species like a dry sandy soil. Most 

 of the perennial species may be increased by 

 divisions of the roots, and all by seeds. Syno- 

 nymes : 1, M. lithospermifblia, M. rupicbla, M. 

 suaviolens. See Anchitsa, Echinosp&rmum, 

 and Heliotrb'pium. 

 alpestris . . Blue 7, H. Her. P. 



. Blue 6, H. A. 



. Wht. 8, H. A. 



. Blue 6, G. Her. P. 



. Blue 6, G. Hor. P. 



. Blue 6, H. Aq. P. 

 macrGcalyx Blue 6, H. Aq. P. 

 californica . Wht. 8, H. A. 



colttna . . Blue 5, H. A. 



intermedia . Blue 4, H. De. Tr. 

 nana . . . Blue 7, H. Her. P. 

 palustris 1 . Bl.yl.7, H. Aq. P. 

 peduncularis Blue 6, H. A. 



rupicola . . Blue 6, H. Her. P. _ 

 sparsif61ia . Blue 5, H. Her. P. \\ S. France 

 suaveolens . Blue 6, H. Her. P. i Hungary 

 tenuifibra . Blue 6, H. A. J S. Europe . 1817 



australis, commutdta, clavata, involucrdta, 

 liiUa, puMla, repens, slrtcta, syhdtica, ungu- 

 late/,, versicolor, villdsa. 

 MrosfTRUS, Linn. From mys, a mouse, and 

 oura, a tail ; the seeds are seated on a spiked 

 receptacle, and appear exactly like the tail of 

 a mouse, Mouso-tail. Linn. 5, Or. 1, Nat. Of. 

 Ranunculacece. The species should be sown in 

 a moist situation. 



minimus . Yel.f . . 4, H. A. i Brit, corn fields. 



MyosItrus. See Dcndrobium Myoshrus. 

 Myrcia, De Oandolle. A surname of Venus. 

 Linn. 12, Or. 1, Nat. Or. Myrtiicece. Pretty 

 plants ; when in flower they are very much like 

 tho. common myrtle. Loam, peat, and sand, 

 suit them best, and young cuttings root readily 

 in sand, under a glass, in heat. Synonymes: 



i Switzerl. . . 1818 



i Brit., fields. . 



i Brit., fields. . 



2 Azores . . . 



X Corvo . . . 1842 



£ Brit., marshes 



| Brit., marshes 

 U California . 1837 



| Britain, st. pi. 



I Brit., dry wds. 



| Europe . . 1800 

 1.'. Brit., marshes 

 l£ Astracan . . 1824 



i Scotlnd, hills 



1822 

 1823 



acris 1 . . . 

 bracteata . . 

 coriilcea 2 . , 

 crassincrvia 

 divaricata 

 mini 



. 1759 

 . 1824 

 . 1759 

 - 1780 

 . 1820 

 . 1803 



' 1822 

 1825 

 1822 



1, M&rtus acris ; 2, M. coriacea ; 3, M. pi- 

 mentoldes. 



White 6, S. Ev. 8. 6 W. Ind, 

 White 5, S. Ev. S. 6 Brazil . . 

 White 6, S. Ev. 8. 4 Carrib. Is. 

 White 5, S. Ev. 8. 4 Guiana 

 White 5, 8. Ev. 8. 6 W. Ind. . 

 White 5, S. Ev. S. 4 Guiana . 

 pimentoldes 8 White 5, 8. Ev. T. 4 W. Ind. . 

 pseudo-mini . White 5, 8. Ev. 8. 8 Brazil 

 punctata . . White 5, 8. Ev. 8. 4 Santa Cruz 

 sororia . . . White 5, 8. Ev. S. 6 Trinidad . 

 splendens . . White 5, 8. Ev. 8. 6 Hispaniola 



MyriACTIS, De Oandolle. From myrios, a 

 myriad, and aktin, a sunbeam. Linn. 19, Or. 



2, Nat. Or. Asteracece. For culture, &e., see 

 Andryala. Synonyme: 1, Botryadium Gme- 

 lini. 



Gmellni 1 . . White 6, F. Her. P. 2 Persia . 1836 

 Myriadenus, Desfontaines. From myrios, in- 

 numerable, and aden, a gland ; the leaves are 

 beset with glands. Linn. 17, Or. 4, Nat. Or. 

 Fabacece. The seed of this plant must be 

 raised on a hotbed, and afterwards treated as 

 other stove biennials. Synonyme : 1, Ornltho- 

 pus tetraphi/Uus. 



tetraplryllus . Yel. 7, 8. B. 1 Jamaica . . 1818 

 MYRicA, Linn. From myrio, to flow ; found on 

 the banks of rivers. Linn. 12, Or. 4, Nat. 

 Or, Myricacex. Ornamental plants. The 

 greenhouse kinds require to be grown in a peat 

 soil, and cuttings root readily, under a glass. 

 The hardy kinds are increased by seeds or 

 layers. M. cerlfera is a powerful astringent, 

 and abundance of wax is obtained from its 

 fruit. Synonymes: 1, M. carolininsis, M. 

 pennsylvdnica; 2, M. oethidpica. 



calif6rnica . Apetal 6, H. Ev. S. 12 California . 1844 

 . Apetal 5, H. De. 8. 6 N. Amer. . 1699 



Apetal 5, H. Ev. 8. 4 N. Amer. 



Apetal 6, G. Ev. S. 4 C. G. H. 



Apetal 5, G. Ev. T. 10 Nepal . 



Apetal 9, G. Ev. 8. 4 Azores 



Apetal 5, H. De. 8. 



Apetal 6, G. Ev. 8. 



Brown 5. 8. Ev. S. 

 . Apetal 6, G. Ev. S. 

 . Apetal 2, G. Ev. S. 

 . Apetal 6, G. Ev. 8. 

 . Apetal G. Ev. S. 

 . Apetal 8, G. Ev. 8. 



Myricacke:, or Sweet gales. 



aromatic trees and shrubs; some species, as the 

 Myrica cerlfera, supply a deal of wax, which 

 is used for candles, and others arc used in 

 medicine. 



Myricaria, Desvaux. From murike, the Greek 

 name of the tamarisk. Linn. 16, Or. 5, Nat. 

 Or. Tamaricacece. A genus of tall ornamental 

 shrubs, requiring the same treatment as Td- 

 marix. Synonymes: 1, Tdmarix dahtirica; 2, 

 T. germdnica. 



dahurica 1 . Pink . 7, H. Ev. S. 6 Dahuria . 1816 

 germanica 2 . Pink . 7, H. Ev. 8. 6 Germany . 1582 



Myrioc6ccum, Fries. From myrios, a myriad, 



and kokkos, a berry. Linn. 24, Or. 9, Nat. 



Or. Mucoracca. Found upon dead leaves in 



the spring — prdscox. 

 Myrionema, Greville. From myrios, a myriad, 



and nema, a filament. Linn. 24, Or. 7, Nat. 



Or. Fucacew. This species is only to be met 



with in the sea — stranguldre. 



cerlfera 



latifdlia 1 

 cordif61ia 

 esculenta 

 Faya . . 

 Gale . . 

 hirsuta . 

 integrifdlia 

 laciniata . 

 mexicana 

 quercifdlia 

 segregata 

 serrata 2 . 



1730 

 1759 

 1817 

 1777 



4 Brit., bogs. 



C. G. H. . 



4 E. Ind. . . 



S-C. G. H. . 



6 Mexico . . 



3 C. G. H. . 



6 8. Amer. . 



6 C. G. H. . 



These are little 



1824 

 1752 

 1823 

 1752 

 1824 

 1793 



