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MOONSEED. See MENISPERMUM. 



MONOPSIS. [Lobeliaceas.] A pretty little annual, for- 

 merly called Lobelia speculum. Seeds sown in a hot-bed in 

 April, and pricked out in May, make a pretty summer show. 



M. conspicua (showy) ; hardy annual ; 6 inches ; flowers blue, 

 in July ; Cape of Good Hope ; 1812. 



MORNA. [Composite.] Showy greenhouse plants. The 

 annual species should be raised from seeds in autumn, 

 about September, and again in spring, about April ; the for- 

 mer blooming the following spring, the latter during sum- 

 mer 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. 



M. nitida (shining) ; half-hardy perennial ; 2 feet ; flowers 

 yellow, in June; Swan River; 1835. M. nivea (snowy); half- 

 hardy annual ; 1 8 inches; flowers white, in July; New South 

 Wales; 1836. 



MORUS. Mulberry. [Moraceae.] Well-known hardy trees, 

 valuable for fruit and flowers. Garden soil Propagated 

 by seed, cuttings, and layers. 



M. alba (white); 30 feet;, flowers in June; China; 1596. 

 M. alba Italica (Italian) ; 20 feet ; flowers in June ; Italy ; 1817. 

 M. alba multicaulis (many-stemmed) ; flowers in June ; China. 

 M. Constantinopolitana (Constantinople); 15 feet; flowers in 

 June; Turkey; 1818. M. nigra (common-black) ; 20 feet; flow- 

 ers in June ; Italy; 1548. JHf. nigra laciniata (cut-leaved) ; 30 

 feet ; flowers in June. M. rubra (red) ; 10 feet ; flowers in June ; 

 North America ; 1629. M. scabra (rough) ; 20 feet; flowers in 

 June; North America; 1817. M. Tatarica (Tartarian); 20 

 feet; flowers in June ; Tartary ; 1780. 



