Mundtia 



(93) 



Murraya 



of tlie soil, either to prevent evaporation in dry 

 weather, or to give an additional supply of nutri- 

 ment to the roots of the plants. Mulching is also 

 useful to prevent frost from destroying the more 

 tender plants. 



To prevent evaporation, and so to lessen the 

 amount of watering required, which is a great 

 gain compared to flooding the warm soil with 

 water at a low temperature, a mulch of some loose 

 material is preferable. Where appearance is not a 

 consideration, this may consist of loose straw or 

 other litter, but where that has to be considered, 

 as in the case of flower-beds, Cocoanut fibre refuse, 

 spent tan, chaff, or even moss-litter may be applied. 

 The soil should be soaked previous to applying this 

 mulch 



Where the object is to supply additional nourish- 

 ment, mulching with well-decayed manure or with 

 fresh soil with the addition of some good artificial 

 manure (nee ABTIF1CIAL MANURE) can be practised, 



early summer if placed in sandy soil in a close 

 case. Soil, sandy peat. 



Only Species : 

 Desertorum (*<? Muraltia spinosa, 2' to 3', spr., wh, 



juuiperifolia). 



MUNTINGIA. 



Tropical trees and shrubs (ord. Tiliacese) of little 

 horticultural value, though one species, calabura, 

 has pretty white flowers. The treatment usually 

 accorded a general collection of stove plants 

 suffices. 



Principal Species : 



calabura, 25', Je., wh. 



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A FIXE McLHEllKY GROWING IX THE GAKIIEX AT SlOX LoDOE, ISLEWORTH. 



and the plants watered through this in dry 

 weather. A slight mulching or top-dressing with 

 fresh soil is also beneficial to many herbaceous or 

 Alpine flowers in autumn and spring. This may 

 consist of loam, leaf mould, sand, or broken 

 granite. As a winter protection ashes are some- 

 times applied as a mulch, but those produced from 

 some kinds of coal are injurious, and straw, COCOM- 

 nut fibre refuse, or other loose material is to be 

 preferred. 



MUNDTIA. 



One species only of this shrubby genus (ord. 

 Polygalesc) is in cultivation. It requires green- 

 house culture, and makes a spiny, stiff-growing 

 bush. Cuttings of young shoots may be rooted in 



JUitlt/ediinn (nee L<u'turu). 

 Mullein (*r Verbasnim). 



MURALTIA. 



A large genus (iird. Polygalese) of shrubs or sub- 

 shrubs, of little use to the horticulturist. They 

 are usually of bushy habit, with small, ridged 

 leaves and reddish or purple flowers. Cuttings 

 root readily in snndy peat. 



Principal Species : 



Heisteria, 3' to 0', Jan., juniperifolia, 3 , Je., pur. 

 pur* 



MURRAYA. 



Stove evergreen shrubs (ord. Rutacese), with 

 pretty, glossy leaves, and white. Orange-like 

 blossoms. A few species only are known. Cut- 

 tings of half ripe wood root quickly in sandy soil in 



Mindl Hoot (ire (.'/ifonifodon). 

 Murrain Herrics (see Tamvs comnnmiit). 



