LXXIV. MYRICA CEE: MYRICA. 935 
Synonymes. Gale Raii Syn. 443.; Elwfgnus Card, Hist. 212.; M§rtus brabantica Ger. Emac. 
p. 1414.3 Ahiis myrtifolia bélgica Bauh. Pin. 414.; R. sylvéstris Altera Dalech. Hist. 110.; 2B. 
sylvéstris Park, Theat. p.1451.; Myrica palistris Lam.; Galé, Pimento royal, Fr.; gemeine 
achsstrauch, Ger. 
Engravings. Eng. Bot., t. 562. ; Fl. Dan., t, 327. ; Hayne, t.200.; Lob, Ic., 2. p. 116.f.; N. Du 
am., 2. t. 57... and our fig. 1742. 
The Sexes. Both are in the arboretum of Messrs. Loddiges. 
Spec. Char., §c. Leaves lanceolate, serrated; tapering and entire at the base. 
Scales of the catkins pointed. (Smith.) A deciduous aromatic shrub. 
Europe, from Norway to Lombardy, the North of Asia, and in great part 
of North America, and always in boggy soil. Height 2 ft. to 4ft. Flowers 
brownish green; February and March. 
The catkins are numerous and sessile; they are formed in the course 
of the summer’s growth, and remain on during the 
winter, expanding the following spring, before the 
leaves. The flower buds are above the leaf buds, 
at the end of the branches; whence, as soon as the 
fructification is completed, the end of the branch 
dies, the leaf buds which are on the sides shoot out, 
and the stems become compound. The scales of 
the male catkins are of a red shining brown; and the 
‘lower ones of the female catkins have a circlet of red 
hairs towards the tip. The berries are 
very small, and covered with resinous 
dots, like the leaves. The plant is com- ¢ 
mon in bogs. The gale is the badge of 
the Highland clan Campbell. A variety « 
with larger leaves, &c., is mentioned by 
Mirbel, and a figure of it given in the 
Mém. Mus., 14. p. 474, t. 28., of which 
our fig. 1743. is a reduced copy. 1743. M. Gale. 
# 2. M. cert’Fera L. The common Wax-bearing, or American, Candleberry 
Myrtle. 
Identification. Lin. Sp., 453. ; Willd. Sp. Pl., 4. p. 745. ; Pursh Fl. Amer. Sept., 2. p. 260. 
Synonymes. M. cerifera angustifolia Azt. Hort. Kew. 3. p.396.; Myrtus brabAntica, &c., Pluk. 
Alm. 260. t. 48. ; Cérier de la Louisiane, Fy. ; Albero della cera, Ital. 
Engravings. Pluk. Alm., t. 48. f. 9. ; Cat. Car., 1. t. 69. 
The Sexes. Only the male is in the Hackney Arboretum; but, as seeds are annually imported from 
America, the female is doubtless in the country in many places. 
Spec. Char., §2. Leaves lanceolate, pointed, serrated, flat, somewhat shin- 
ing. (Zam.) A large evergreen shrub. Canada to Carolina, in moist soil. 
Height 5 ft. to 12 ft. Introduced in 1699. Flowers reddish green; May 
or June. Fruit white ; ripe in October. 
Variety 
= M.c. 2 latifolia Ait. M. c. média Michz.; 
MM. carolinénsis Willd., Pursh Fl. Amer. 
Sept. ii. p. 620. ; M. pennsylvanica Lam., 
N. Du Ham. ii. p. 190. t. 55., and our 
Jig. 1744.3 IM. c. sempervirens Hort. ; 
Myrtus brabantica Cat. Car. i. t. 13.; 
Cérier de Pennsylvanie, Fr.; Caroli- 
nischer Wachsstrauch, Ger. ; the broad- 
leaved American Candleberry Myrtle. — 
This variety has the leaves broader than 
those of the species, and an arborescent 
stem. According to the Nouveau Du 
Hamel, it is hardier than MM. cerifera. i Fls cartes aaTsliR 
Cultivated in England before 1730. p 
Its general appearance and habits closely resemble those of the European 
species; the leaves are, however, larger, and more serrated; they are ever- 
green, and in UV. c. latifolia greatly resemble those of the sweet bay. The 
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