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Myri<5gyne, De OandolU. See Orangea. 



Myriophyllum, Linn. From myrios, a myriad, 

 and phyllon, a leaf; division of the leaves. 

 Linn. 21, Or. 9, Nat. Or. Onagraceos. Aqua- 

 tics of some beauty, and common culture. 



, pectinatum . Rose . 7, H. Her.Aq.l Europe . 1828 

 spicatum . . Red . 7, H. Aq. P. 1 Brit., ditches, 

 verticillatum . Green . 7, H. Aq. P. 1 Eng., ditches. 



MYRiOTRfCHlA, Harvey. From myrios, myriad, 

 and thrix, a hair ; alluding to the filaments. 

 Linn. 24, Or. 7, Nat. Or. Fucaceai. A mi- 

 nute olive-coloured species, found growing on 

 Chorda lomentdsa — clavcefbrmis. 



MYRfSTlCA, Linn. From myristikos, sweet- 

 smelling ; odour of the fruit. The well-known 

 Nutmeg. Linn. 22, Or. 13, Nat. Or. Myristi- 

 cacece. These very interesting plants are seldom 

 ■to be met with in this country, and are consi- 

 dered difficult to cultivate. A sandy loam 

 suits them best, and cuttings of the ripened 

 wood planted in sand, and placed under a glass, 

 in a moist bottom heat, root freely, and the 

 plants thrive better than imported ones. Sy- 

 nonymes : 1, M. officinalis, aromdtica ; 2, 

 Virdla seblfera . 



fatua . . . Gn.wht. 6, S. Ev. T. 25 Surinam . 1812 

 moschata 1 . Pa.yel. . 6, S. Ev. T. 25 E. Ind. . 1795 

 seblfera 2 . Yel.grn. 6, S. Ev. S. 10 Guiana . 



MyristicAce.e, or nutmegs. Everyone is ac- 

 quainted with the Nutmeg {Myrutica moschata), 

 and the mace, which is the envelope surround- 

 ing the nut. This tree may be considered a 

 fair type of the order. 



Myrobalan plum. See Pr&nus domislica 

 myrobdlana. 



Myrobalanus. See Spindias lutea and Ter- 

 minalia Fatrcea. 



Myr6dia, Sweet. From myron, fragrant balsam, 

 and osine, a smell. Linn. 16, Or. 8, Nat. Or. 

 Sterculiacece. This plant prefers a light rich 

 soil ; and cuttings will root in sand, under a 

 glass, 

 turbinata . . White . 5. S. Ev. S. 6 W. Ind. . 1793 



Myrosma. See Phfirnium Myr6sma. 



MyrospERMUM, Jacqy.in. From myron, myrrh, 

 and sperma, a seed ; the seeds and cells yield 

 a balsam, which has a strong smell. Linn. 10, 

 Or. l; Nat. Or. Fabacece. M. toluiferum is a 

 lofty-growing tree, and both species thrive well 

 in equal portions of loam and peat ; and young 

 cuttings will root in sand, under a glass, in 

 heat. See Myr&xylon. 



toluiferum . Rose 5, S. Ev. T. 40 S. Amcr. . 

 frutescens . . Rose 5, S. Ev. S. 6 Caraccas . 1824 



Myrothecium, Tode. From myro, to distil, 

 and thelce, thecium. Linn. 24, Or. 9, Nat. Or. 

 Lycoperdacece. This plant is found on rotten 

 bog matter — Carmiclublii. 



Myroxylon, Kunth. From myron, myrrh, and 

 xylon, wood ; wood sweet-scented. Linn. 10, 

 Or. 1, Nat. Or. Fabacece. This genus of fra- 

 grant wooded plants is highly deserving of a 

 place in every stove. M. peruiferum is a beau- 

 tiful tree, growing forty feet or more high, and 

 produces the drug called Balsam of Peru, and 

 M. toluiferum produces the Balsam of Tolu. 

 They all grow freely in a mixture of peat and 



loam, and cuttings of the young wood root 

 in sand, under a glass, in heat, bynonyme: 1, 

 MyrospGrmum toluiferum. 



peruiferum . White S. Ev. T.. 40 Peru . . . 1824 

 pubescens. . White S. Ev. T. 40 Oarthagenial820 

 toluiferum 1 . White S. Ev. T. 40 S. Amer. . 



Myrrh of Britain. See M£rrhis. 



Myrrh of Commerce is the gum resin issuing 

 from Balsamodindron Myrrha. 



Myrrhis, Scopoli. From myron, perfume, or 

 myrrha, myrrh ; scent of plant. Linn. 5, Or. 

 2, Nat. Or. Apiacece. Formerly this plant was 

 used in a variety of ways, but it has disap- 

 peared from our tables a long time ago. Any 

 common soil suits it, and it is readily increased 

 by seeds, or dividing at the root. See Ohcero- 

 phijllum. 

 odorata White . 5, H. Her. P. 2 Brit., hedge bks. 



Myrsinacejs, or ardisiads. An order of 

 handsome shrubs v and trees ; their properties 

 are little known. 



Myrsine, Linn. The Greek name of myrrh. 

 Linn. 23, Or. 2, Nat. Or. Myrsindcece. These 

 plants grow freely in a mixture of loam, peat, 

 and sand ; and cuttings, if not too ripe, root 

 in sand, under a glass, in a little heat. Syno- 

 nymes: 1, M. retiisa ; 2, Manglilla canariin- 

 sis ; 3, Siderdxylon melandphleum ; 4, Mang- 

 lilla Milleriana ; 5, Sdmara pentdndra. See 

 A rdisia and Manglilla. 



africina . . . Brown . 4, G. Ev. S. 8 C. G. H. 1691 

 retiisa 1 . . Wt. gn. . 6, G. Ev. S. 2 C. G. H. 1788 

 bifaria . . . Wt.pnk. 1, G. Ev. T. 20 Nepal . 1822 

 canadensis 2 . Wbitsh. 4, G. Ev. S. 3 Teneriffe 1820 

 capitellata . . Green . 1, Q. Ev T. 25 Nopal . 1822 

 coriacea . . . Wtgrn. 12, M. Ev. 8. 10 Jamaica. 1770 

 ilicifolia . . Wt.grn. 10, G. Ev. S. 3 .1826 



melanopbleos 3 Wt.grn. 8, G. Ev. S. 3 C. G. H. 1783 

 mltis 4 . . White . 7, G. Ev. S. 3 C. G. H. 1692 

 Samara 5 . . Wt.grn. all G. Ev. S. 6 C. G. H. 1770 

 semiserrata . Pink . 1, G. Ev. T. 40 Nepal . 1822 

 subsplndsa . . Wt.gn. . 2, G. Ev. T. 20 Nepal . 1823 

 variabilis . . Pink . 6, G. Ev. S. 4 N. 8. W. 1824 



MyrsinItes. See Euphorbia MyrsinUcs. 



Myrsipbyllum, Willdenow. From myrsine, a 

 myrtle, and phyllon, a leaf ; resemblance of k > 

 the leaves. Linn. 6, Or. 3, Nat. Or. Li- 

 lia.ce.rn. A genus of pretty twining plants, 

 thriving well in sandy loam and peat, and 

 readily multiplied by dividing at the root. 

 Synonyme: 1, Medeola asparagekdes. 

 angustif61ium . Gn.wt.- 7, G. De. Tw. 6 C. G. H. 1752 

 asparngoldes 1 . Gn.wt. 6, G. De. Tw. 6 C. G. H. 1702 



MyrtAce2E or myrtle-blooms. To this order 

 belongs the myrtle (Mfirlus), the pomegranate 

 (Punica), the rose-apple (Jambbsa), the guava 

 {Psldium), the jamboselle (NUitris), the clove 

 {Caryophffl,lus), the clove-pepper (Pimtnta), 

 and many plants of the most beautiful cha- 

 racter as regards flowers. All deserve culti- 

 vation. 



Myrtales are a large botanical division com- 

 prising ten orders of beautiful flowering and 

 fruit-bearing plants. 



MyrtIlla or MURTfLLA. See Euginia tlgni. 



MYRTfLLUS. See Vaccinium Myrkllus. 



Myrtle. See Myrtus. 



Myrtle bilberry. See Vaccinium Myrtillus. 



Myrtus, Linn. From myron, perfume ; myrtos 



