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MUS 



MU'NDIA. (From mundus, neat; the 

 appearance of the plants. Nat. ord., 

 Milkworts [Polygalacese]. Linn., 17- 

 Dladelphia 3-Octandria. Allied to Mu- 

 raltia.) 



The fruit is eatable. Greenhouse evergreen 

 shrubs, from the Cape of Good Hope. Cuttings 

 of stiff young side-shoots in May, in sand, under 

 a bell-glass, and in a close, cold pit or frame ; 

 sandy peat. Winter temp., 40 to 45. 

 M. spino'sa (spiny). 3. White. March. 1/80. 



angustifo'liu (narrow-leaved). 3. Purple. 



March. 1800. 



latifo'lia (broad-leaved). 3. Lilac. Fe- 

 bruary. 1800. 



MUNTI'NGIA. (Named after A. Mun- 

 tiny, a German botanist. Nat. ord., Lin- 

 dcnblooms [Tiliaceoe]. Linn., 13 Pulyan- 

 drla 1-Monoyyiria. Allied to Aristotelia.) 



Stove evergreen shrub, known as the Calabu'ra 

 in South America. Cuttings of half -ripened 

 shoots in sand, under a glass, in heat; sandv, 

 fibrv loam and leaf-mould. Winter temp., 48 

 to 58; summer, 6t to 85. 

 M. cdlubu'ra (calabura). 3. White. June. Ja- 

 maica. 1690. 



MURA'LTIA. (Named after J. V.Murtilt, 

 a Swiss botanist. Nat. ord., Milkivorts 

 [Polygalaceae]. Linn., 17-Diadelplua 3- 

 Octandria. Allied to Polygala.) 



Greenhouse evergreens, all but one purple- 

 flowered, and all from the Cape of Good Hope. 

 Cuttings of short young shoots in sandy peat, 

 under a glass; chiefly peat earth, with a good 

 portion of sand. Winter temp., 40 to 48. 

 M. dlopecuroi'des (foxtail-like). 3. June. 1800 



cilia'ris (hair-fringed leaved). 3. May. 1824. 



diffu'su (straggling). 3. 1SOO. 



filifo'rmis (thread-form-rafAed). ij. Au- 



gust. 1812. 



Heiste'ria (Heister's). 6. January. 1787. 



hu'milis (humble). 1. June. 1819. 



juniper ifo'tia (juniper-leaved). 3. June. 1&10. 



linophy'lla (flax-leaved). 3. June. 1816. 



macro'ceras (large-horned). 3. 1812. 



micra'ntha (small-flowered). 1^. 1800. 



mi'xta (mixed). 3. 1791. 



squarro'sa (spreading). 3. May. 1820. 



- stipula'ceu (stipuled). 3. Red. June. 1801. 



vii-ga'ta (twiggy). 3. 1812. 



MU'RICE. See BYRSO'NIMA. 



MUREA'YA. (Named after Professor 

 Murray, editor of Linnseus's works. Nat. 

 ord.,Citronworis [Aurantiaceae], Linn., 10- 

 Decandria \-Monogynia. Allied to Cookia.) 



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 Q0. Winter temp., 50 to 

 65 ; summer, 6 > to 85. 

 RI. exo'ticu (exotic). 10. August. 177' 



panicula'ta(pamicled). 20. July. 1823. 



MURUOU'YA. (The native name. Nat. 

 ord., Ptissionwort* [Passifloracese]. Linn., 

 IG-Monadt'lp/ufi %-Pentandriu. ) 



For ail practical purposes they may be con 



sidered as Passion-flowers. Stove evergreen 

 climbers, from the West Indies. Cuttings of th 

 young shoots in spring, in sand, and then placing 

 them in a sweet hotbed ; peat one part, loam, fibry 

 and sandy, one part, with a little leaf-mould and 

 broken crocks. Winter temp., 50 to 55 ; sum- 

 mer, 60 to 85. 



M. ocella'ta (small-eyed). 12. Scarlet. July. 1730. 



perfolia'ta (leaf-stem-pierced). 15. Purple. 



July. 1816. 



MU'SA. Plantain-tree. (From mauz, 

 the Egyptian name. Nat. ord., Musaas 

 [Musacese]. Linn., 5-Pentandria 1- 

 Monogynia.) 



The fruit of the Musads 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; sum- 

 mer, 60 to 90, with plenty of atmospheric mois- 

 ture. Cavendi'shii, frofn fruiting at a small size, 

 is the most valuable. 



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

 182Q. 



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



1/92. 



glnu'mi (milky-green). 10. Pink. E.Ind. 1824. 



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



Nepaie'nsis (Nepaul). 6. Yellow. February. 



Nepaul. 1823. 



orna'ta (ornamented). 5. Orange. July. 



E. Ind. 1823. 



paradisi'aca (paradise. Plantain). 20. Pink. 



November. Tropics. 1690. 



rosa'cea (rosy). 15. Pink. March. Mau- 



ritius. 1805. 



supie'ntum (wise-men's. Banana). 20. Pink. 



June. Tropics. 172Q. 



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



1820. 



zebri'na (zebra). 10. Purple. E.Ind. 1820i 

 BANANA AND PLANTAIN CULTURE. Pro- 

 pagation. 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 P . These suckers 

 are removed into smaller pots, and culti- 

 vated from pot to pot, and thence to the 

 tul>, 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 eopious supplies of water may 

 be given. 



Culture. A lively heat is the great 

 essential, with a liberal amount of atmo- 

 spheric moisture. A thermometer ranging 

 from 7v) 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 ripening; 

 the whole spadix of trait of the one may 



