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Matricaria chamomila (Chamomile),—The flower-heads 
are used in medicinal stupes and infusions with 
advantage. 
Matthich bicornis (Night Scented Stock). 
Meadow Sweet (Spiraea ulmaria). 
Mentha various species (see Mint).—‘* Menthol” is a 
product of this genus. 
Mignonette (Reseda odorata)—A sweet-scented annual 
from N. Africa, highly esteemed for its odour. 
‘There are many other species, but none so sweet 
as this. 
Mimulus moschatus (Musk).— Well-known cottage garden 
and window herb. 
Mint (Mentha piperita, etc.).—Much grown at Mitcham 
and elsewhere in 5S. England for distilling. (Black 
Mint is said to yield 30 |b., and white 20 Ib. per acre.) 
‘‘Pennyroyal” is Mentha pulegium, var. gibraltarica, a 
well-known diuretic; Jdentha odorata is Bergamot 
Mint; Monarda didyma is Oswego Tea; Balm is 
Melissa officinalis; Cedronella calamint is Mountain 
Balm; Basil Balm or Basil Mint is Melissa acinos. 
Monarda didyma (Bergamot, Oswego Tea).—N. America 
swamp plant, with an agreeable fragrance either fresh 
or dried. 
Myrica Gale (Sweet Gale or Bog Myrtle). 
Myristica offinahs (M. moschata).—A tropical tree 
yielding nutmegs and mace, well-known spices. 
Myrrh (Balsamodendron myrra).—Gold, Frankincense, 
and Myrrh in silk bags are still presented at the 
offertory in the Chapel Royal, St James’s Palace, on 
Twelfth Day, by two gentlemen of the Lord Chamber- 
lain’s Office, but formerly by the Sovereign in 
person. 
Myrrhis odorata is a fragrant umbelliferous plant worthy 
of culture for its aromatic perfume when touched or 
bruised. 
