144 MANURES FOR FRUIT TREES 



The shrub was introduced into this country in 

 1699 ; it grows in the West Indies, and its leaves 

 yield on distillation a volatile oil containing 

 eugenol. The oil is an ingredient in bay rum. 



Myrica cerifera (wax-myrtle) gives rise to the 

 barberry bark of the Materia Medica, and the fruit 

 produces the myrtle-wax used in candle-making. 



Myrtle {Myrtus communis lusitanica. Natural 

 Order, Myrtacese) is a greenhouse evergreen shrub, 

 with beautiful waxy leaves and black berries. It 

 grows in a compost of sandy loam, leaf-mould and 

 silver-sand, and is' a suitable window plant. 



The ashes of the Myrtle contain in 100 

 parts : — ^ 



Noble Silver Fir {Picea nobilis, Natural 

 Order, Coniferse) is a hardy evergreen tree, with 

 ornamental foliage. It grows in a deep rich sandy 

 loam. 



1 A. B. Griffiths, Special Manures for Garden Crops, p. 35. 



