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tion at the same time, to sow it five or 

 six days earlier. Cut for use whilst 

 young, and hefore the rough leaves 

 appear. 



To obtain Seed, sow thin. When the 

 seedlings have attained fqur leaves, 

 thin them to eight or nine inches apart. 

 If dry weather occurs at the time of 

 flowering, water may he applied with 

 great advantage to their roots. The 

 plants flower in June, and are fit for 

 cutting when their pods are brown. 

 They must he thoroughly dried hefore 

 threshing and storing. 



Forcing. For forcing, sow in boxes 

 or pans, even if a hotbed is appropriated i 

 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 attended to, as for the open- 

 ground crops. The hotbed need only 

 be moderate. 



MUTI'SIA. (Named after G. Mutis, 

 a South American botanist. Nat. ord., 

 Composites [ Asteracese] . Linn., ]0- 

 Syngenesia % Superflw. Allied to Bar- 

 nadesia.) 



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. latifolia should be tried against a wall. 



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

 Brazil. 1823. 



ilicifo'lia (Holly- leaved). 10. South America. 



1832. 



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



September. Valparaiso. 1832. 



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

 agra, capture ; referring to the clammi- 

 ness of the plant. Nat. ord., Crucifers 

 [Brassicaceffi]. Linn., 15-Tetradynamia. 

 Allied to Isatis.) 



Hardy annual. Seeds, in open border, in 

 April. 



M. perfolia'tum (leaf-stem-pierccd). ^. Pale 

 yellow. June. France. 1648. 



MYA'NTHUS. Flywort. (From myia t 

 a fly, and anthos, a flower ; its appear- 

 ance when dried. Nat. ord., Orchids 

 [Orchidacese], Linn., 20-Gynandria 1- 

 J\fon<indria.) Flowers of M. larlatus 

 and Monachanthus viridis have been 

 produced on a spike of Calusctnm, 

 showing the uncertainty of the laws on 

 which genera and species are founded 

 in Orchids. Catasetum being the older 



name, Monachanthus and Myanlhns have 

 been united to it. See Catase'tum. 



MYCARA'NTHES. An orchid allied to 

 Eria ; same derivation as Myunthm*. 

 For culture see Catase'tum. 



M. obli'qua (twisted-leaved). White. Singapore. 

 1840. 



MYGI'NDA. (Named after C. Mygind, 

 a German botanist. Nat. ord., Spindle- 

 trees [Celastraceae] . Linn., -i-Tctrandria 

 3-Telragynia. Allied to Elreodendron.) 



Evergreen shrubs, all white-flowered but one. 

 M. myrtifolia is hardy ; propagated by cuttings 

 of the ripened shoots, in sand, under a hand- 

 light, in autumn ; the others require stove 

 treatment, and are propagated by ripe shoots 

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

 peat, sandy and fibry. 



M. integrifo'llu (whole-leaved). 4. Marti- 

 nique. 1826. 



latifo'lia (broad-leaved). 4. April. W. Indies. 



I7W* 



myrtifo'lia (Myrtle-leaved). 4. June. N. 



America. 1818. 



lMco'jwa(Rhacoma). 4. Jamaica. 1/98. 



urago'ga (diuretic). 4. Purple. August. 



S. America. 1/90. 



MYLOCA'KYUM. Buckwheat - Tree. 

 (From my It; a mill, and karyon, a nut ; 

 having four-winged seeds. Nat. ord., 

 Cy rill-ads [Cyrillacere]. Linn., 10-De- 

 candria 1- Monogyn ia. ) 



Half-hardy evergreen shrubs. Cuttings of 

 half-ripened shoots, in sand, under a glass ; 

 sandy loam and dried leaf-mould ; sheltered , 

 dry, warm border, or the protection of a cold 

 pit in winter. 



M. ligustri'num (Privet-Me). 8. White. May. 

 Georgia. 



MYO'POIUTM. (From myo, to shut, 

 and poros, a pore, or opening ; referring 

 to the transparent dots on the leaves. 

 Nat. ord., Myoporads [Myoporacea?]. 

 Linn., l^L-Didynamia Q-Amjiospciinia.') 



Greenhouse, white-flowered, evergreen shrubs, 

 from New South Wales. Cuttings of the points 

 of shoots getting firm at their base, in sand, 

 under a bell-glass, in April ; loam and peat, 

 fibry and sandy, with pieces of charcoal inter- 

 mixed. Winter temp., 38 to 48. M. purvi- 

 folium and others would, no doubt, succeed 

 against a wall, where protection could be given 

 in winter. 

 M. acumina' turn (pointed-leaved). 3. 1812. 



crassifo'lium (thick-leaved). 1^. New Zea- 



land. 1822. 



diffu'sum (spreading). 3. April. 



cili'ptimim (oval-leaved). 2. February. 1/89. 



insula're (island). 3. February. 1800. 



montu'num (mountain). 2. 1823. 



oppositifo'lium (opposite-leaved). 3. 1803. 



parvifo'lium (small-leaved). 1803. 



