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MOSS FIBRE 



M. puncta'ta (spotted), i. Yellow-brown, spotted with 



chestnut. 1891. 

 revolu'lum (revolute). i. Deep buff-yellow ; lip 



reddish-brown. Peru. 1909. 

 rolfea'na (Rolfean). Green, tinted brown; lip 



brownish-crimson. Peru. 1891. 

 ro'seo-a'lba (rose and white). White, rose. 

 russellia'na (Duke of Bedford's). Green. August. 



Guatemala. 1838. 

 Skinne'ri (Skinner's). Tawny, crimson, yellow, red. 



Guatemala. 1869. 



specio'sa( showy). Yellow, crimson. Colombia. 1852. 

 Ti'bicen (flute-player). Yellow, purple, white. 



Colombia. 1870. 

 U'ncia (inch). Yellow, violet-red, purple. Mexico. 



1869. 



varia'bilis (variable). Purplish and yellow. S. Amer. 

 ,, atropurpu' rea (dark-purple). Purple. S. Amer. 



1868. 



auranti'aca (orange). Orange. S. Amer. 1868. 

 verni'xia (varnished). Shining blackish-purple. 



British Guiana. 1887. 

 Willia'msii (Williams's). See M. LUXATA. 

 wolteria'na (Wolterian). . Orange-brown. Peru. 



1910. 



MORMO LYCE. (From mormo, a goblin, and luke, a 

 wolf's skin, or helmet made of it ; a fanciful resemblance 

 in the flower. Nat. ord. Orchidaceae. Allied to Maxil- 

 laria.) 



Stove epiphytal Orchid. Divisions. Fibre of peat, 

 sphagnum, crocks. 

 M. lineola'ia (finely-lined). Yellow, green. Mexico. 



1839- 



MO'RNA. (Named after Morna, one of Ossian's 

 heroines. Nat. ord. Composites [Compositae]. Linn. 

 ig-Syngenesia, \-/Equalis. Now referred to Waitzia.) 

 M. ni'tida (beautiful). See WAITZIA CORYMBOSA. 

 ni'vea (snowy). See WAITZIA NIVEA. 



MORNING GLORY. Ipom&'a purpurea. 



MORONO'BEA. (From moronobo, the native name. 

 Nat. ord. Guttifers [Guttifera;]. Linn. iB-Polyaddphia, 

 2-Polyandria.) 



Stove evergreen tree. Cuttings of the ripened shoots, 

 with all the leaves except those at the lower joint, in 

 sand, in heat, and under a bell-glass ; sandy loam, and 

 lumpy, dried leaf-mould. Winter temp., 50 to 55 ; 

 summer, 60 to 85. 

 M. cocci'nea (scarlet- flowered). 40. Guiana. 1825. 



MORPffl'XIA. SeelxiA. 



MORRE'NIA. (Commemorative of M. Morren. Nat. 

 ord. Asclepiadacea?.) 



Tall stove twiners, the flowers of which are scented 

 like Vanilla. Cuttings of short side-shoots in sand in 

 gentle heat, and covered with a bell-glass. Loam, peat, 

 and sand. 

 M. brochyste'phana (short-crowned). Small, white. 



Argentina. 1903. 



,, odora'ta (scented). Flowers twice as large, white. 

 Argentina. 1838. 



MO'RUS. Mulberry. (From mor, the Celtic for black ; 

 referrring to the colour of the fruit. Nat. ord. Nettle- 

 worts [Urticaceae]. Linn. 2i-Moncecia, 4-Tetrandria.) 



Seeds, layers, cuttings, and truncheons ; in fact, you 

 can scarcely fail to propagate the Mulberry, as pieces of 

 the roots, branches, and even the stem, if stuck into the 

 ground in a deciduous state, will grow more easily than 

 a gooseberry-cutting ; deep, sandy, or calcareous loam. 

 Of the hardy kinds, ni'gra is the hardiest, grown chiefly 

 for its fruit. A'lba is more tender, grown chiefly for 

 its leaves for feeding the silkworm. 



STOVE EVERGREEN TREES. 

 Af. i'ndica (Indian). 20. Trop. Asia. 1820. 

 mauritia'na (Mauritian). See AMPALIS MADAGAS- 

 CARIENSIS. 



HARDY DECIDUOUS TREES, &c. 



M. a'lba (white). 30. June. China. 1596. " White 

 Mulberry." 



M. a'lba au'rea (golden). Leaves and branches golden- 

 yellow. 1896. 



,, ,, Colombo,' ssa (Colombo). 

 M constantinopolita'na (Constantinople). 15. June. 



Constantinople. 1818. 

 ,, ,, Gaspari'ni (Gasparin's). June. 

 ,, ,, heterophy'lla (variable-leaved). June. Leaves 



cut in a variety of ways. 



M ita'lica (Italian). 20. June. Italy. 1817. 

 ,, ,, lacinia' ta (cut-leaved). 30. June. Leaves deeply 

 cut. 



,, laiifo'lia (broad- leaved). 20. June. China. 



macrophy'lla (large-leaved). 30. June. China. 



membrana'cea (membranous). 



,, morettia'na (Moretti's). See M. ALBA MACROPHYLLA. 



multicau'lis (many-stemmed). See M. ALBA LATI- 

 FOLIA. 



,, ,, nervo'sa (nerved). See M. ALBA VENOSA. 

 pe'ndula (pendulous). June. Weeping variety. 

 ,, pu'mila (dwarf). 10. June. China. 

 ,, roma'na (Roman). 

 ro'sea (rose-like). 20. June. China. 

 ,, sinefnsis (Chinese). See M. ALBA LATIFOLIA. 

 ,, stylo'sa (long-styled). June. Japan. 

 To'kwa (Tokwa). June. Japan. 

 ,, urticafo' lia (nettle-leaved). June. 

 ,, ,, veno'sa (veiny). June. China. 

 ,, Ca'lcar-ga'lli (cock-spur). SeeCuDRANiA JAVANENSIS. 

 ,, Cedro'na (Cedrona). June. Garden origin. 

 constantinopolita'na (Constantinople). See M. ALBA 



CONSTANTINOPOLITANA. 



globo'sa (globose). Of hemispherical habit. 1896. 



(M. albaxrubra?) 



ni'gra (comwton-black). 20. June. Italy. 1548. 

 ,, globo'sa (globose). See M. GLOBOSA. 

 ,, lacinia'ta (cut-leaved). See M. ALBA LACINIATA. 

 ,, ru'bra (red). 10. June. N. Amer. 1629. 

 sca'bra (rough). See M. RUBRA. 

 ,, tata'rica (Tartarian). See M. ALBA LATIFOLIA. 



MOSCHARIA. (From moschos, musk; a musk- 

 smelling plant. Nat. ord. Composites [Compositae]. 

 Linn. ig-Syngenesia, i-ALqualis.) 



Hardy annual. Seeds in a slight hotbed, in April ; 

 seedlings harden off, and transplant in open borders, in 

 May. 

 M. pinnati'fida (cut-leaved). \. July. Chili. 1823. 



MOSCHOSMA. (From moschos, musk, and oswe, 

 smell. Nat. ord. Labiates [Labiatae]. Linn. i^-Didy- 

 namia, i-Gymnospermia. Allied to Ocimum.) 



Tender annual and greenhouse shrub. Seeds in a 

 hotbed, in beginning of April ; seedlings potted and 

 grown in greenhouse in summer, or placed in the open 

 border in June, in a sheltered situation. Cuttings of the 

 shrub in sand in a close case with gentle heat, or covered 

 by a bell-glass in spring. Light, rich, sandy soil for the 

 annual ; loam, a little leaf-soil and sand for the shrub. 

 M. ocymoi'des (Ocimum-like). i. White. August. 



1823. 



ripa'rium (river- bank). 1-2. Cream. Winter. 

 Trop. S. Africa. 1902. Shrub. 



MOSS is useful to the gardener for packing round the 

 roots of plants ; and even some bulbous roots and orchids 

 are cultivated in it. The kind known as Sphagnum is 

 that used for orchids. When it infests the trunks of 

 trees, or our lawns, it is one of the gardener's pests. 



MOSS FIBRE is a fibrous form of peat now largely used 

 for growing Dutch and other bulbs, as a substitute for 

 soil or compost, in ornamental pots, vases, and bowls. 

 It is specially prepared for the purpose by the addition 

 of chemical manures or fertilisers, and is also mixed with 

 ground oyster shells and charcoal to render it more 

 porous. The pots and bowls have no drainage holes 

 and are impervious to moisture, to avoid wetting the 

 furniture, as this method of culture is carried on chiefly 

 in the rooms and windows of dwelling-houses. The 

 moss fibre, when obtained, is dry, and has to be spread 

 out on a stone floor or other hard surface and watered 

 till it becomes uniformly soft and moist, without drip 

 when squeezed in the hand. The bulbs are buried in 

 this to the neck, but not pressed very firmly in the pots, 

 otherwise the roots would have difficulty in penetrating 

 it. When the moss is getting dry more water is applied 



