276 DICTIONARY OF POPULAR NAMES MORELL 



100 to 150 feet. It is a native of Guiana, and of late years 

 extensive forests of it have been found in Trinidad. Its timber 

 is imported for shipbuilding, and is considered more durable 

 than oak. The pods are from 6 to 8 inches in length and 3 

 inches in breadth, containing a single large kidney-shaped seed, 

 which nearly fills the pod. The genus Mora is now sunk under 

 that of Dimorphandra. 



Morell (Morchella esculenta), a fleshy fungus of the Mush- 

 room alliance, native of this country and Central Europe 

 generally. It grows in woods and pastures, especially where 

 wood has been burnt ; consequently the peasants in some parts 

 of Germany have at times burned down extensive tracts of 

 woodlands for the purpose of making the soil more productive 

 of Morells. The Morell grows to a height of from 3 to 4 

 inches ; it consists of a smooth white cylindrical stem, having a 

 hollow spherical cap adhering to the stem by its base ; it is of 

 a pale brown or grey colour, and is marked with deep pits all 

 over its surface. It is highly esteemed for giving a delicious 

 flavour to dishes similar to that of mushroom ketchup. In 

 consequence of its being somewhat rare and expensive in this 

 country, a substitute is found in the allied genus Hclvella. 

 H. crisjKt and H. lacunosa are similar to the Morell, and are 

 common in woods and on banks. 



Morinda Bark. — Morinda tindoria, M. citrifolia, and M. 

 umhellata, shrubs or small trees of the Cinchona family 

 (Cinchonacese), very common throughout tropical Asia, including 

 the Polynesian Islands. Their bark and roots are extensively 

 used for dyeing, the bark producing a red, and the roots a yellow 

 dye ; but by different mordants other colours are produced, even 

 green. In India 3f. tindoria is called Ach, and is used for 

 dyeing turbans and red cloths. In Tahiti the species are called 

 Mona or Monii, and are used for the same purposes. In 

 Singapore and Philippine Islands the leaves are held in high 

 repute for ulcers and wounds, and the stems are used for props 

 for the pepper vine. 



Moss, a general term for the plants comprehended under the 



