TO TPIE FLOWER GARDEN. 195 



MOONSEED. See Menispermum. 



MOR.EA. [Iridacefe.] A considerable genus of pretty 

 greenhouse perennial plants, mostly bulbous, and all of them 

 desirable. They require the treatment of Ixia. The half- 

 hardy species should be taken up or well protected in winter. 

 Soil, turfy peat, loam, and sand. Increased by offsets. 



MORINxA.. [Dipsacese.] Showy half-hardy herbaceous 

 perennials. Propagated by seeds. Sow in pots in slight 

 heat in April, prick into pots of light soil, and harden off 

 in frames. Plant out in a sheltered border, where the plants 

 may remain for flowering the following year ; or, in case of a 

 severe winter, a supply should be kept in pots (not too small), 

 and protected in cold frames through the winter. They will 

 generally survive at the foot of a wall if the soil be tolerably 

 dry. 



MORNA. [Compositae.] Showy greenhouse plants. The 

 annual species should be raised from seeds in autumn, about 

 September, and again in spring, about March, the former 

 blooming the following spring, the latter during summer and 

 autumn. Prick out the seedlings, and pot when large enough, 

 three or four in a pot. Shift them as required for blooming 

 in pots in the greenhouse, or a portion may be planted 

 out in a warm situation towards the end of June. Light rich 

 compost should be used, as loam, leaf-mould, and sand. The 

 perennial kinds are increased by cuttings as well as by seeds. 



MOTHER WORT. See Leonurus. 



MOUNTAIN EBONY. See Bauhinia. 



MOUTAN. Tree Peony. [Ranunculaceae.] These are 

 well-known and highly ornamental shrubs. Soil, peat and 

 loam. They are multiplied by grafting on the fleshy roots of 

 the herbaceous Peonies, and also by layers. The plants are 

 hardy, but, as they come early into flower, the blossoms are 

 apt to be injured unless protected. In cold conservatories, 

 with the mere shelter of the glass, or against conservative 

 walls, they form splendid objects : they are also suitable for 

 growing as large pot plants, to be set in any effective sheltered 

 position while they remain in bloom. Any of the numerous 

 varieties are worth cultivating. 



MULGEDIUM. [Compositae.] A pretty hardy peren- 

 nial, suitable for dry rockwork or a very dry border. Soil, 



