LIST OF PERFUMES, ETC., AND PLANTS WHICH AFFORD THEM. 1G3 



Mimulus moschatus (Musk). — Well-known cottage garden and 

 window herb. 



Mint (Mentha Piperita, &c). — Much grown at Mitcham and else- 

 where in S. England for distilling. (Black Mint is said to 

 yield 30 lb., and white 20 lb. per acre.) " Pennyroyal " is 

 Mentha Pulegium, var. Gibraltarica, a well-known diuretic ; 

 Mentha 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 officinalis (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 Chamberlain's Office, but formerly by the Sove- 

 reign in person. 



Myrris odorata is a fragrant umbelliferous plant worthy of culture 

 for its aromatic perfume when touched or bruised. 



Myrtle (Myrtus communis and many other species). — Well- 

 known aromatic shrubs, easily grown in greenhouses or in 

 sheltered warm localities out of doors. 



Myrtus communis (Myrtlej. — All the Myrtles and Eugenias are 

 aromatic shrubs. 



Musk (Mimulus moschatus and Delphinium Brunonianum). — 

 Animal musk is from the musk deer, &c, and ambergris from 

 a kind of whale. 



Musk Mallow (Malva moschata). 



Narcissus Tazetta (Poet's Narcissus). — All very fragrant and 

 long valued for their perfume (see Jonquil). 



Night Scented Stock (Matthioli bicornis, &c). — 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. 



Olea fragrans. — Sweet white flowers, used in China for scenting 

 tea, &c. (see Osmanthus). 



