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covered with a layer, six inches thick, of 

 hot dung, to he reinforced with an ad- 

 ditional three inches after a lapse of two 

 weeks. The spawn will generally have 

 thoroughly run through the bricks after 

 another fortnight. If, however, upon 

 examination, this is not found to he the 

 case, they must remain for ten days 

 longer. The hricks heing allowed to dry 

 for a few days hefore they are stored, 

 'svill then keep for many years. 



Mr. Oldaker recommends the hricks to 

 be made of fresh horse-droppings, mixed 

 with short litter, to which must be added 

 one-third of cow-dung, and a small por- 

 tion of earth, to cement them together. 

 The spawn to he inserted when they are 

 half dry. 



Quantity required. One bushel of 

 spawn is required for a bed five feet by 

 ten ; two bushels for one double that 

 length ; and so on in proportion. 



MUSK-AKHO. Hibi'scus abelmo' schus. 



MUSK-FLO WEE. Mi'mulus moscha'tus. 



MUSSJE'NDA. The Cingalese name of 

 M.f rondo' sa. Nat. ord., Cinchonads [Cin- 

 chonacese]. Linn., 5-Pentandria \-Mo- 

 nogytiia. Allied to Gardenia.) 



Stove evergreens. Cuttings in sandy soil, in 

 heat, under a glass, in May; loam and peat. 

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

 M. cocci' nea (scarlet). 20. Red. August. Trini- 

 dad. 1825. 



corymbo'sa (corymbed). Orange. May. E. 



Ind. 1827. 



frondo'sa (leafy). 8. Yellow. August. E. Ind. 

 1814. 



gla'bra (smooth). 6. Orange. July. E.Ind. 



1820. 



macrophy'lla (large-leaved). 8. Orange. May. 



Nepaul. 182/. 



specio'sa (showy). 6. Red. August. Trini- 



dad. 1820. 



MUSTARD (Sina'pis a'lba~) succeeds best 

 in a fine, rich, mouldy loam. In early 

 spring, and late in autumn, the situation 

 should be sheltered, and, during the 

 height of summer, shaded from the 

 meridian sun. 



Sowing, for salading, may be through- 

 out the year. From the beginning of 

 November to the same period of March, 

 in a gentle hotbed, or in the corner of a 

 stove. From the close of February to 

 the close of April it may be sown in the 

 open ground, on a warm, sheltered bor- 

 der, and from thence to the middle of 

 September in a shady one. For salad- 

 ing, sow in flat-bottomed drills, about a 

 quarter of an inch deep, and six inches 

 apart. The seed cannot well be sown too 

 thick. The earth which covers the seed 



should be very fine. Water must be 

 given in dry weather, as a due supply of 

 moisture is the chief inducement to a 

 quick vegetation. The sowings are to be 

 performed once or twice in a fortnight, 

 according to the demand. Cress (Le- 

 pi'dium sfili'vum} is the most constant 

 accompaniment of this salad-herb; and 

 as the mode of cultivation for each is the 

 same, it is only necessary to remark that, 

 as cress is rather slower in vegetating 

 than mustard, it must, for the obtain- 

 ing them in perfection at the same 

 time, be sown five or six days earlier. 

 Cut for use whilst young, and before the 

 rough leaves appear. 



To obtain Seed, sow thin. When the 

 seedlings have attained four leaves, thin 

 them to eight or nine inches apart. If 

 dry weather occurs at the time of flower- 

 ing, water may be applied with great 

 advantage to their roots. The plants 

 flower in June, and are fit for cutting 

 when their pods are brown. They must 

 be thoroughly dried before threshing and 

 storing. 



Forcing. For forcing, sow in boxes or 

 pans, even if a hotbed is appropriated to 

 the purpose. Pans of rotten tan are to 

 be preferred to pots or boxes of mould ; 

 but whichever is employed, the seed must 

 be sown thick, and other directions at- 

 tended to, as for the open-ground crops. 

 The hotbed need only be moderate. 



MUTI'SIA. (Named after C. Mutis, a 

 South American botanist. Nat. ord., 

 Composites [Asteracese]. Linn., 19-Syn- 

 genesia2-Super/lua. Allied to Barnadesia. ) 



Stove climbers. Cuttings of half-ripened shoots 

 in May, in sand, under a bell-glass, and in a 

 gentle bottom-heat. Common stove temp. M. 

 iutifo'lia should be tried against a wall. 

 M. arachnoi'dea (cobweb-like). 6. Red. July. 

 Brazil. 1823. 



ilicifo'lia (holly-leaved). 10. S. Amer. 1832. 



latifo'lia (broad-leaved). 10. Pink, yellow. Sep- 



tember. Valparaiso. 1832. 



MY'AGRUM. (From myia, a fly, and 

 agra, capture ; referring to the clammi- 

 ness of the plant. Nat. ord., Crucifers 

 [Brassicacese]. Linn., 15-Tetradynamia. 

 Allied to Isatis.) 



Hardy annual. Seeds in open border, in April. 

 M. perfolia'tum (leaf-stem-pierced). . Pale 

 yellow. June. France. 1648. 



MYA'NTHUS. Flywort. (From myia, 

 a fly, and anthos, a flower; its appearance 

 when dried. Nat. ord., Orchids [Orchida- 

 ceffi]. IAnn.,2Q-Gyn<tndria l-Monandria.) 



Flowers of M. barba'tus and Moniicha'ntlius 

 vi'ridis have been produced on a spike of Catu- 



