MYRICA. Jeremiah1 makes Use of this Term in two Places. Quasi myrica in deserto2. The Hebrew reads Aroer, which signifies an useless Weed, that grows of it self in uncultivated Places. But they are not agreed about its Nature. Myrica, or Agrio-myrica, signifies wild Tamarisk. Others translate it by Juniper, others by Rosemary. Symmachus, an useless Shrub. The Tamarisk, or Myrica, is a Tree of a moderate Height, whose Leaves are small, long, round, thin, approaching to those of a Cypress, of a pale green Colour. Its Flowers grow in Clusters, small, purple without, white when they are blown, each composed of five Leaves. Its Fruit is downy, and contains blackish Seeds
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