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Myrtle (Myrius communis and many other species).— 
Well-known aromatic shrubs, easily grown in green- 
houses or in sheltered warm localities out of doors. 
Myrtus communis (Myrtle).—All the Myrtles and Eugenias 
are aromatic shrubs. 
Musk (Mimulus moschatus and Delphinium brunonianum). 
—Animal musk is from the musk deer, etc., and 
ambergris from a kind of whale. 
Musk Mallow (Malva moschata). 
Musk Seed is Hibiscus abelmochus, from Martinique, 
appearing very irregularly at the sales in London, and 
fetching Is. 2d. to 2s. 6d. per Ib. 
Narcissus tazetta (Poet’s Narcissus).—All very fragrant, 
and long valued for their perfume (see Jonquil). 
Many tons weight of Narcissus flowers, especially of 
the Italian and South of France ‘‘ paper-white” (N. 
papyraceus) are imported to London and all large towns 
from November to January every year, and are so 
cheap as to be sold in the streets with violets at a 
penny a bunch. Hundreds of tons’ weight of Daffodils 
and Narcissus are also sent to our markets from the 
Sicilly Islands and Cornwall between November and 
April every season. 
Night Scented Stock (Matthioli bicornis, etc.).—Several 
kinds very sweet scented, mostly annual. 
Nutmegs and Mace (Myristica moschata).—Nutmegs are 
well-known aromatic fruits grated as a spice. The 
mace, or arillus, is the inner coat of the nut beneath 
the orange outer husk, and is also very sweet and 
grateful as a spice. 
Nymphaas (Water Lilies ).—Some of these are deliciously 
sweet scented by day, and others by night, none more 
so than N. sie//ata and its varieties from African lakes 
and streams, and so well known from its constant 
appearance on illustrated papyri, and in carvings or 
frescoes in the great rock temples and tombs. 
