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MUCU'XA. Cow-itch. (The Brazilian 

 name. Nat. ord., Leguminous Plants 

 [FabaceajJ. Linn., il-Diadclph'ia 4- 

 Dccandria. Allied to Erythrina.) 



The hairs on the seed-pods of M. pruriens 

 is the Cow-itch. Stove climbers, with purple 

 flowers, which open in July. Cuttings of half- 

 ripened shoots, in sandy soil, under glass, in 

 heat; rich sandy loam. Winter temp., 55; 

 summer, 60 to 85. 

 M. alti'ssima (tallest). 50. Martinico, 1779. 



utropurpu'rca (dark -purple). 10. East 



Indies. 1820. 



])m'ric}is (common - stinging). 12. East 



Indies. 1680. 



MUDAR PLANT. Calo'lropis yiya'ntca. 



MUDDING, or Puddling, is dipping 

 the roots of trees, shrubs, and seed- 

 lings in a thin mud or puddle, and 

 retaining them there until again planted, 

 whenever they are removed. It is one 

 of the best aids to success, and should 

 be universally adopted ; for it is a rule 

 without exception, that the less the 

 roots of a plant are injured, and the 

 moister they are kept during its re- 

 moval, the less does it suffer by the 

 transplanting. The best of all muds 

 for the purpose is formed of three 

 pounds of garden soil, one ounce of 

 salt, eight ounces of soot, and one 

 gallon of water. 



MULBERRY. Mo'rus. 



MULCHING is placing mulch, or long 

 moist stable litter, upon the surface 

 of the soil over the roots of newly- 

 planted trees and shrubs. The best 

 mode is to form a trench about six 

 inches deep, to put in the mulch, and 

 cover it with the earth. This prevents 

 the mulch being dried or scattered by 

 the winds, and is more neat than ex- 

 posing it on the surface. Mulching 

 keeps the moisture from evaporating, 

 and prevents frost penetrating to the 

 roots, straw being one of the worst 

 conductors of heat. When rapid growth 

 is desirable, the mulch should be kept 

 on the surface, and removed at times 

 in bright sunshine, that the soil may 

 be heated ; for, if deeply mulched, the 

 leaves may be enjoying the climate of 

 India, and the roots be nearly as cold 

 as if in Siberia. 



MULE, or Hybrid, is a plant raised ( 

 from seed generated by parents of dis- 

 tinct species, and consequently unfer- | 

 tile. See ITybridiziny. 



MULGE'DIUM. (Derivation not known. 

 Nat. ord., Composites [Asteraceae]. Linn., 

 W-Synyencsia %-S-uperjlua. Allied to 

 Hieracium.) 



A hardy herbaceous, and a good rock plant. 

 Seeds and divisions in spring ; dry sandy soil. 

 M. macrorhi'zvm (large - rooted). ^. Blue. 

 September. Cashmere. 1844. 



MULLEIN. Verba'scum. 



MU'LLERA. (Named after 0. F. 

 Mutter, a Danish botanist. Nat. ord., 

 Leguminous Plants [Fabacesc]. Linn., 

 \ti-Momtdclphia (j-Decandria. Allied to 

 Dalbergia.) 



Stove evergreen shrub. Cuttings of half- 

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

 peat and loam. Winter temp., 50 to 55 ; 

 summer, 60 to 85. 



M, monilifo'rmis (necklace-formed-pocMerf). 6. 

 Yellow. Guiana. 1792. 



MU'NDIA. (From mundm, neat ; the 

 appearance of the plants. Nat. ord., 

 Milktvorfs [Polygalacese]. Linn., 17- 

 Diadclphia 3-Octandria. Allied to Mu- 

 ral tia.) 



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. 1780. 



angustifo'lia (narrow-leaved). 3. 



Purple. March. 1800. 



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



February. 1800. 



MUNTI'NGIA. ( Named after A . Mtin - 

 tiny, a German botanist. Nat. ord., 

 Lindenblooms [Tiliaceai]. Linn., 1'3~ 

 Polyandria l-Monoyynia. Allied to 

 Aristotelia.) 



Stove evergreen shrub, known as the Cala-' 

 burn in South America. Cuttings of half- 

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

 sandy fibry loam and leaf-mould. Winter 

 temp., 48 to 58 ; summer, 60 to 85. 

 M. Calabti'ra (Calabura). 3. White. June. 

 Jamaica. 1690. 



MURA'LTIA. (Named after J. V. 

 Miiralt, a Swiss botanist. Nat. ord., 

 Milkworts [Polygalacese]. Linn., 17- 

 Diadelphia 3 - Octandria. Allied to 

 Poly gala.) 



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. alopecuroi'dcfi ( Foxtail-like). 3. June. 1800. 



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

 ~ diffu'sa (straggling). 3. 1800. 



