MURICE 



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MUSCARI 



MU RICE. See BYRSO'NIMA. 



MURRA'YA. (Named after Professor Murray, editor 

 of Linnaeus's works. Nat. ord. Rueworts [Rutaceae]. Linn. 

 lO-Decandria, i-Monogynia. Allied to Limonia.) 



Stove evergreen, white-flowered trees, from the East 

 Indies. Cuttings of shoots, getting firm at their base, 

 in sand, under a bell-glass, and in a bottom-heat of about 

 90. Winter temp., 50 to 55 ; summer, 60 to 85. 

 M. exo'tica (exotic). 10. August. 1771. 

 Kceni'gii (Koenig's). 30-40. Light yellow. June. 



India. 1820. 

 panicula'ta (panicled). See M. EXOTICA. 



MURUCU'JA. (The native name. Nat. ord. Passion- 

 worts [PassifloracecB]. Linn. i6-Monadelphia, 2-Pen- 

 tandria. Now referred to Passiflora.) 

 M. adiantifo'lia (Adiantum-leaved). See PASSIFLORA 



GLABRA. 



Baue'ri (Bauer's). See PASSIFLORA BAUERIANA. 



herbertia'na (Herbertian). See PASSIFLORA HERBER- 



TIANA. 



ocella'ta (small-eyed). See PASSIFLORA MURUCUJA. 

 ,, perfolia'ta (leaf-stem-pierced). See PASSIFLORA PER- 



FOLIATA. 



MUSA. Plantain- tree. (From mauz, the Egyptian 

 name. Nat. ord. Scitaminads [Scitaminaceas]. Linn. 

 5-Pentandria, i-Monogynia.) 



The fruit of the Musa is called Bananas and Plantains. 

 Stove evergreens. Chiefly by suckers ; rich, loamy soil, 

 with abundance of water when growing freely. Winter 

 temp., 55 to 60 ; summer, 60 to 90, with plenty of 

 atmospheric moisture. Cavendi'shii, from fruiting at a 

 small size, is the most valuable. 

 M. africa'na (African). Angola. 1871. 

 arrtoWta'na(Arnoldian). Leaves with reddish midribs. 



Central Trop. Africa. 1901. 

 assa'mica (Assam). Assam. 1871. 

 auranti'aca (orange). Flowers and bracts bright 



yellow. Assam. 1894. 

 Ba'keri (Baker's). 10. Pink ; bracts crimson inside. 



Cochin-China ( ? ) . 1898. 

 Ba'sjoo (Basjoo). Japan. 1889. 

 Cavendi'shii (Cavendish's). 4. Scarlet. China. 1829. 

 Cha'mpa (Champa). See M. SAPIENTUM CHAMPA. 

 cinefrea (grey). See M. SAPIENTUM. 

 cocci' 'nea (scarlet). 4. Scarlet. July. China. 



1792. 



Da'cca (Dacca). See M. SAPIENTUM DACCA. 

 dis 'color (two-coloured). New Caledonia. 

 Ense'te (Ensete). 20-35. Greenish-brown. August. 



Abyssinia. 1853. 

 Fe'hi (Feh's). 15-20. Stem banded with violet; 



juice violet. New Caledonia. 1888. 

 Gile'ttii (Gillett's). 4-6. Fruit angular, pear-shaped. 



Lower Congo. 1901. 



glau'ca (milky- green). 10. Pink. Burma. 1824. 

 Hi'llii (Hill's). White, on erect stalks. Queensland. 



1893. 

 Ho'lstii (Hoist's). Leaves with a green midrib. 



German E. Africa. 1904. 



imperia'lis (imperial). AUied to M. Ensete, with under- 

 ground perennial stem. Cameroons. 1902. 

 ,, japo'nica (Japanese). See M. BASJOO. 

 kewe'nsis (Kew). The first garden hybrid Musa. 



(Mannii x rosacea.) 



La'caian (Lacatan). See M. SAPIENTUM. 

 livingstonea'na (Livingstonian). E. Tr9p. Africa. 

 macula' ta (spotted). 10. Pink. Mauritius. 1818. 

 Ma'nnii (Mann's). 4. Yellow ; bracts rose-crimson. 



Assam. 1894. 

 martaka'nica (Martaban). See M. SAPIENTCM MARTA- 



BANICA. 

 Marti'nii (Martin's). Bright rose. Leaves with 



reddish stalks. Cultivated in Teneriffe. 1892. 

 ,, nea/e'ns(Nepaul). 6. Yellow. February. Nepaul. 



1823. 



orna'ta (ornamented). See M. ROSACEA. 

 ,, paradisi'aca (paradise). See M. SAPIENTUM PARA- 



DISIACA. 

 ,, religio'sa (religious). Stem with bulbous base. 



Fruits dry. Trop. Africa. 1900. 



,, rosa'cea (rosy). 15. Pink. March. Mauritius. 1805. 

 (rosy). 4. Rose. India. 



M. r'6ra(red). 7. Pale yellow; bracts rose-red. India. 



1894. 

 ,, sangui'nea (blood- red). 4. Yellow ; bracts red. 



Himalaya. 1872. 

 ,, sapie'ntum (wise-men's). 20. Pink. June. Tropics. 



1729. " Banana." 

 Cha'mpa (Champa). 

 Da'cca (Dacca). 

 martaba'nica (Martaban). 

 ,, ,, olera'cea (pot-herb). 

 ,, paradisi'aca (paradise). 20. Pink. November. 



Tropics. 1690. " Plantain." 

 re'gia (royal). " Pisang Radji." 

 ,, ru'bra (red). " Ram-Kela." 

 ,, sangui'nea (blood-red). Leaves brown velvety 



red. French Congo. 1901. 

 ,, semini'fera (seed-bearing). Fruits containing 



,, vitta'ta (striped). Leaves striped with white. 



Trop. Africa. 1862. 

 semini'fera (seed-bearing). See M. SAPIENTUM SEMINI- 



FERA. 

 Seema'nni (Seemann's). Flower racemes erect. Fiji. 



1890. 



sumatra'na (Sumatra). Leaves marked with trans- 

 verse spots. Sumatra. 1880. 



supe'rba (superb). 14. Purple. July. E. Ind. 1820. 

 ,, te'xtilis (textile). Philippines. 

 ., Troglodyta'rum (Troglodytes'). See M. SAPIENTUM. 

 ,, Urano'scopus (Uranoscopus). Racemes of flowers 



and fruits erect. Queensland. 1881. 

 ,, veluti'na (velvety). 8. Yellow. Himalaya. 1875. 

 ,, viola' scens (violet). Malaya. 

 vitta'ta (striped). See M. SAPIENTUM VITTATA. 

 zebri'na (zebra). 10. Purple. Java. 1820. 



BANANA AND PLANTAIN CULTURE. Propagation. Sir 

 J. Paxton has suggested, that immediately the fruit is 

 cut from the old plants, these be taken out of their tubs, 

 partially disrooted, and placed in pots to produce suckers, 

 which they will do readily, especially if plunged in a 

 bottom- heat of about 85. These suckers are removed 

 into smaller pots, and cultivated from pot to pot, and 

 thence to the tub, in which they are fruited. 



Soil. The soil must be exceedingly rich, and by no 

 means adhesive ; rather of a light character, and well- 

 drained, in order that copious supplies of water may be 

 given. 



Culture. A lively heat is the great essential, with a 

 liberal amount of atmospheric moisture. A thermo- 

 meter ranging from 70 to 90 during the bright part of 

 the year, and from 60 to 70 during the duller portion, 

 will be requisite. 



Suckers will produce fruit within the year ; and if one 

 be approaching too close on the heels of another in ripen- 

 ing, the whole spadix of fruit of the one may be cut off, 

 with a portion of the stem, just where the upper tier of 

 fruit is ripening, and suspended in a dry and airy room, 

 after the manner of late grapes. Sir J. Paxton observes, 

 that " he has had capital fruit from a spadix two months 

 after it was cut." The produce of one plant will weigh 

 from 15 to 30 pounds. 



MUSA'NGA. (Probably a native name. Nat. ord. 

 Urticacea;.) 



A tall stove tree allied to Cecropia, with leaves deeply 

 divided into eleven to fifteen radiating segments. It is 

 recommended as a shade tree in Coffee and Cocoa planta- 

 tions, and in European gardens as a fine foliage plant. 

 Cuttings in sand in a close case with bottom-heat. Loam, 

 peat, and sand. 



M. Smi'thii (Smith's). 10-60. Leaves suborbicular, 

 deeply divided. W. Trop. Africa. 1901. 



MUSCA'RI. Grape Hyacinth. (From moschos, musk ; 

 the smell of the flowers. Nat. ord. Lilyworts fLiliaceaB]. 

 Linn. 6-Hexandria, i-Monogynia. Allied to Hyacin- 

 thus.) 



Hardy bulbs. For culture, see HYACINTHUS. 

 M. eestiva'le (summer). . Yellow, green. June. 



Orient. 1877. 



alpi'num (alpine). . Violet. Asia Minor. 

 ambrosi'acum (ambrosial). See M. MOSCHATUM. 

 Argafi (Arga's). Greece (?). 1883. 

 armeni'acum (Armenian). J-}. Brilliant blue. Asia 

 Minor. 1876. 



