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Musa continued. 
ies, resembling M. Enseté, only more compact. See Fig. 608. 
(B. M. 3849.) ‘3 bs, 
M. velutina (velvety). fl. yellow, on an erect pu 
lower ones densely velvety. l. about 34ft. long, an nearly lft. 
broad, unequal at base, decurrent on the petiole, which is aft. 
long. Stems stout, Izin. in diameter, and about 4ft. high. 
Assam, 1875. (R. G. 823.) 
M. zebrina (zebra).* J. oblong, dark green, with broad blotches 
of bronzy-red and purple, irregularly scattered. Pseudo-stem 
slender. h. 10ft. India, 1820. A very distinct and desirable 
dwarf-growing species. 
MUSCADINE. See Vitis vulpina, 
MUSCARI (from Moschus, Musk; alluding to the 
smell of the flowers). Grape ,Hyacinth. Including 
Botryanthus. ORD. Liliacew. A genus of very pretty 
SQ 
Seay, balhan plants, natives of Europe, 
= estern Asia. A t many 
described as species, N not more go forty 
are really distinct. Flowers s with blue, or 
greenish-blue or white, pendulous or nodding, 3 
perianth small, tubular, globose, often constricted at the 
mouth, with small reflexed lobes; scape simple, leafless. 
ves radical, few, linear, rather fleshy. Bulbs gent 
cated. The species of Muscari are well adapted for 
Planting in or shrubbery border, and for 
— amongst short grass, Ko. 
They succeed in almost any soil and situation, but in- 
crease most rapidly where the former is rich, and of a 
free, open description. tion is readily effected 
le spadix ; 
Muscari—continued. 
freely. For obtaining offsets, the old bulbs should be 
lifted early in the autumn of every second year. When 
none are required, they may be left alone for a much 
longer period, and allowed to increase. An annual top- 
dressing of fresh soil may be given with advantage in 
early spring, before the flowering season commences. 
M. æstivale (summer). fl. yellow, with green ribs, the upper ones 
tinged with purple; scape bin, to Sin. high, erect, pale green, 
mottled with purple below. June. l. bright n, long-linear, 
deeply concave. Native country unknown. 1877. (B. M. 6269,) 
M. armeniacum (Armenian). f,. bright dark blue, with three 
small yellow dots near the mouth of the perianth, disposed in 
Fic. 608. FLOWERING PLANT AND DETACHED FLOWER OF MUSA SUPERBA, 
by means of offsets, and by seeds, which latter ripen 
Vol. IL 
a dense spike about 2sin. long, ver eeably fragrant. May. 
l. concave, acuminated, gin. long, 4 — h. bin. Armenia, 
a 
oides (cluster-like).* A. d sky-blue, with six small 
ee th or — aig Moe g E a short, dense, almost 
globose cluster. Spring. l linear, channelled, stiff, erect, 
slightly glaucous, A. bin. to Lein. a 1596, A well-known 
and pretty plant. (S. B. F. G. 15; B. M. 157, under name 
of Hyacinthus botryoides.) This species has two or three 
varieties, including album, with white, and pallidum, with pale 
blue flowers. 
commutatum eable). f. bluish at first, changing to 
eee 3 very short racemes; teeth of perianth 
inflexed. Spring. f. linear, flaccid, longer than the flower - stem. 
h. Ein. to 10in. Sicily, 1836. (S. B. F. G. ser. ii, 369.) j 
osum (tufted „ sterile ones blue, twenty to thirty, 
goo ee f P Cle one Ai obovoid-urceolate, — rgb 
racem loose - od flowered ; t. or more 
du — Ape! TE Gee or four, y-herbaceous, 
in. to lin. broad 
under name of 
3B 
1 sate to lift. lo 
n, linear- rate, L. s ng, 
3 1596. See Fig. 609. (B. M. 
Hyacinthus comosus.) 
