262 GARDEN FLOWERS. 



MORNING-GLORY. See CONVOLVULUS and IPOMEA. 



MOTHERWORT. See LEONURUS. 



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 are suitable for growing as large pot plants, 

 to be set in any effective sheltered position while they re- 

 main in bloom. Any of the numerous varieties are worth 

 cultivating. 



M. officinalis (common) ; hardy shrub ; 3 feet ; flowers various 

 colored in the numerous varieties, in April; China; 1789. 

 Among the most desirable are the varieties named atropurpurea 

 (deep-purple), Berenice (white), Emperor of China (rosy-red), 

 globosa (white), Glory of Shanghae (white), lilacina (pale-purple), 

 picta (rose-striped), punicea (crimson), Robert Fortune (bright- 

 red), salmonea (pale-salmon), speciosa (pink), and sulphured 

 (primrose). 



There are, besides, varieties with the flowers white, flesh- 

 color, pale-pink, pale-rose, purple", and of mixed colors. For 

 a longer list see PEONIA. 



MULGEDIUM. [Compositae.] A pretty half hardy peren- 

 nial, suitable for dry rock-work, or a very dry border. Soil, 

 sandy loam, well drained. Increased by seeds, cuttings, or 

 division. 



M. macrorhizon (large-rooted) ; hardy perennial ; 9 inches ; 

 flowers pale-blue, in August ; Cashmere ; 1844. 



MULBERRY. See MORUS. 



MULLEIN. See VERBASCUM. 



MUSCARI. Grape Hyacinth. [Liliaceae.] Dwarf hardy 

 bulbs, which multiply readily by means of offsets. The bulbs 

 should remain in the soil from year to year, and not be taken 

 up and dried ; but every fourth year, they may be taken up 



