Mulgediuni — Musa. 



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stems. A somewhat shaded position and a very moist 

 deep loam are necessary 

 to the vigorous growth 

 of this plant, which will 

 prove effective in the 

 rougher parts of the 

 pleasure-ground. Multi- 

 plied by division. Alps. 



*Mulgedium Plu- 

 mieri. — A vigorous her- 

 baceous perennial, 4 ft. 

 to 6 ft. high, with very 

 large, deeply-cut radical 

 leaves somewhat glau- 

 cous underneath, bear- 

 ing late in summer large 

 spreading terminal corymbs of blue flowers. A good sub- 

 ject for association with strong-growing herbaceous plants 

 in groups, or as isolated tufts by wood-walks, in deep rich 

 soil. S. of France. 



Musa Ensete. — The noblest of all the fine-leaved 

 plants yet used in the flower-garden is Musa Ensctc — 

 the great Abyssinian Banana, discovered by Bruce — the 

 stem of which has been known to attain a diameter of 

 more than 3 ft. at the base, and a height of from 13 ft. 

 to nearly 20 ft. The huge leaves, borne nearly erect, are 

 oblong in shape and of a beautiful bright-green colour, 

 with a very stout deep-red midrib. In the open air they 

 often grow nearly 10 ft. long and nearly 2 ft. broad. 

 The fruit of this kind is not edible, like that of the Ba- 

 nana and Plantain (Musa paradisiaca and M. sapientum), 



Mulgedium alpinum. 



