branch.  It  is  made  up  of  ovaries  surmounted  by  the  wither-
ing styles,  and  compressed  between  two  swollen,  fleshy,
three-sided,  pointed  scales,  abundantly  sprinkled  with  yellow,
resinous  dots.
When  crushed,  the  leaves  feel  somewhat  resinous,  and  exhale
a  strong,  penetrating,  i-ather  unpleasant  odor.  They  are  often
placed  in  drawers  for  the  purpose  of  keeping  out  moths.
The  young  buds,  Dr.  Richardson  says,  are  used  by  the
Indians  in  Canada  to  dye  their  porcupine^s  quills.  This  plant
is  found  in  Labrador  and  Newfoundland,  and  as  far  as  Fort
Norman  on  the  Mackenzie  River.  It  is  also  found  in  Con-
necticut, Pennsylvania,  and  Virginia.
Sp.  2.    The  Bay  Bebry.    Wax  Mybtle.    Myrica

eerifera^    L.
Figured  in  Bigelow'i  American  Medical  Botanjr*  I1I.»  Plate  48;  and  bj  Mr.
Sprague,  in  our  Plate.
This  is  a  crooked  shrub,  found  growing  in  interrupted,
miniature  forests,  in  every  variety  of  situation  and  soil,  from
dry,  rooky  hills  to  sandy  plains  and  the  borders  of  marshes.
