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Stove evergreen tree. Cuttings of shoots i 

 getting firm, in land, under a glass, and in ! 

 bottom- heat ; sandy loam and lumpy peat, j 

 Winter temp., 48 to 55 ; summer, 60 to 80. 

 jl/. speciosi'ssima (showiest). 30. Red. Mexico. 

 1827. 



MOON-SEED. Afcnispe'iinum. 



MOON-TREFOIL. Mcdica'f/o arlo'rea. 



MooN-WoRT. Botry'chlnm. 



MORJE'A. (Named after E. Moore, 

 an English botanist. Nat. ord., Irids 

 [Iridacere]. Linn., 3-Triandria l-Mo- 

 noi/ynia. Allied to Iris.) 



These pretty bulbs, all from the Cape of Good 

 Hope, except where otherwise mentioned, re- 

 quire the same treatment as J>ia, which see. 

 M. angu'sta (narrow -leaved). $. Lilac. May. 

 1790. 



barbi'gera (bearded). $. Purple. May. 



1587- 



bi 'color (two-coloured). 2. Yellow, dark. 



June. 



bitumino'sa (bituminous). 1. Yellow. May. 



1787. 



catenula'ta (chain-dotted). 1. White, blue. 



May. Mauritius. 1826. 



cilia' ta (hair-leaved), $. Yellow. September. 



1587. 



colli'na (hill). 2. Purple. May. 1/68. 



cri'spa (curled). . Blue. May. 1803. 



edu'lis (eatable). 4. Fulvous. May. 1/92. 



e'leguns (elegant). lj. Vermilion. May. 



1825. 



exalta'ta (tall). 3. Vermilion. May. 1768. 

 fta'ccida (limp). l. Vermilion. May. 1810. 



flexuo'sa (ziz~z&g). l. Yellow. May. 1803. 



iridioi'des (Iris-like). . White, brown. 



July. 1758. 



linea'ta (lined-/eai>ed). 1. Vermilion. May. 



1825. 



longifo'lia (long- leaved). 3. Yellow. May. 



1808. 



Inngiflo'ra (long-flowered). ^. Yellow. May. 



1801. 



minia'ta (vermilion). 2. Vermilion. May. 



1799. 



minu'tu (small). J. Blue. June. 1825. 



odo'ra (sweet-scented). 2. Lilac. May. 



1792. 



papillona'cea (butterfly). 4* Variegated. 



May. 1795. 



pluma'ria (feathered). 1. Yellow. May. 



1825. 



polysta'chya (many-spiked). 1. Yellow. 



June. 1825. 



porrifo'lia (Leek-leaved). 2. Vermilion. 



May. 1825. 



ramo'sa (branched). 3. Yellow. May. 1789. 



seta'cea (bristly). $. Yellow. June. 1825. 



Sisyri'nchium (Sisyrinchium). . Blue. 



May. South Europe. 1597. Hardy. 



spica'ta (spiked). 14. Yellow. May. 1785. 



Tenoria'na (Tenor's). 1. Purple. May. 



Naples. 1824. Hardy. 



tri'stis (dull - coloured). J. Blue. June. 



1768. 

 -rvirga'ta (twiggy). 1. Purple. May. 1825. 



viscu'ria (clammy). 1. Lilac. May. 1800. 



MORICA'NDIA. (Named after S. M- 

 ricand, an Italian botanist. Nat. ord., 

 Crucifers [Brassicacero], Linn., lf>- 

 Tetr adynamia,} 



Simple-looking hardy plants, but useful for 

 cut flowers in winter. Seed sown in the open 

 border in April. 



M. arve'nsis (Field. Cabbage -flowered). 1$. 

 Violet. July. Europe. 1739. Biennial. 



hesperidiflo'ra (Hesperis-flowered). 1. Pur- 



ple. June. Egypt. 1837. Annual. 



MORI'NA. (Named after L. Morin, a 

 French botanist. Nat. ord., Teuzelworts 

 [Dipsacese], Linn., 2-Diandria l-Mo~ 

 noyynia.) 



Strong, half-hardy, herbaceous plants, suited 

 for borders in summer. Seed, in a slight 

 hotbed, in April, and hardened off to suit a cool 

 greenhouse or sheltered borders ; also by divi- 

 sions, if the plant is saved over the winter. 

 M. longifo'lia (long-leaved). 3. Purple. July. 

 East Indies. 1839. 



Pe'rsica (Persian). 3. Red, white. July. 



Persia. 1740. 



MORI' NBA. (From a corruption of 

 Moms Indicus, Indian Mulberry, in 

 reference to its fruit. Nat. ord., Cin- 

 chonads [Cinchonaceai]. Linn., 5-Pe- 

 tandria l.-Mono(jynlu. Allied to Guet- 

 tarda.) 



Stove evergreen shrubs, with white flowers. 

 Cuttings of shoots nearly stopped growing, in 

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

 nice bottom-heat ; sandy loam, peat, and leaf-* 

 mould. Winter temp., 48 to 58; summer, 

 70 to 80. 



M . angustifo'lia (narrow - leaved). 6. May. 

 East Indies. 1U16. 



bractea'ta (braeted). C. May. East Indies. 



1810. 



citrifo'lia (Citron-leaved). 8. East Indies. 



1793. 



jasminoi'des (Jasmine -like). Pale buff. 



April. Point Jackson. 1823. 



Royo'c (Royoc). 10. August. West Indies. 



1793. 



tincto'ria (dyers). June. Otaheitc. 1820. 



umbella'ta (umbeled). June. East Indies. 



1822. 



MORI'NTGA. Horseradish-Tree. (From 

 morlngo, the Indian name. Nat. ord., 

 Morlnyads [Moringaceffi]. Linn., 10- 

 Decandrla \-Monoyynia.} 



The roots are used in India for horse-radish. 

 Stove evergreen yellow-flowered trees from the 

 East Indies. Cuttings of half-ripened shoots, 

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

 I April or May ; sandy loam, and a little peat 

 ! and leaf-mould. Winter temp,, 50 to 55; 

 i summer, 60 to 85. 

 M. a'ptera (wingless). 15. May. 1838. 



polygo'na (many-angle-//-w7erf). 15. April. 



1822. :" 



pterygospe'-rma (winged-seeded). 20. 1759- 



