leaves and particularly of the last are’succulent and oe 
taste. They are eaten in salad. if 
~~ Mirabilis Jalapa. Ls. Dengue; a plant eulivenndia Picci * oe 
oe vary in —_ and succeed each other for a oe —_ of 
bit ga) 
« Mollugo radiata. Ruiz and Pavon. Common in sand slong tor 
rents in Tusdutesit: It possesses no interest whatever. 
~ Moluccella levis. L. Cultivated in small gardens. It woeuindlibie 
‘itety on account t of the large’ sine,” and extraordinary form of i its nad 
which: os that attempts were foresee’) made to iitrodecer lew silk 
~T am ignorant why the undertaking has been abandoned. 
The d difficulies which oppose it do not appear to me serious, and at 
any rate they cannot be greater than in other countries where this 
branch of industry is the only resource of the inhabitants. Pied- 
mont, near the Alps, with a less favorable climate, with more oo 
‘ous winters and more stormy and variable springs, is 
mulberry trees, and the money which the exportation of silk produce 
tet st of the ss obe iepc bt igre sachet seer 
found hestields; planted in rows, are grateful to the sight, tem : 
‘heat of the sun in summer, offer a shade to cattle, and poss 
many other uses an enumeration of which is not necessary at present. 
The wood is durable ; it is used in carpentry and for domestic pur- 
poses. The fruit is Swed and agreeable; poultry eat it and it nalts 
@ good syrup. 
~~ Mucor aquosus. Mart. Mucedo violaceus. Spr. and Stilbos 
pora. Bertero. A species of mould which covers various 
han 8 ‘in the state of putrefaction, during the autumn and ‘ahead 
- Musa Paradisiaca. L. The banana and plantain, originally from 
Tadia, are extensively cultivated in the Antilles and the equa 
regions of South America. It may be said that it forms the princi- 
pal food of the poorer classes in those regions. There are some 
trees of this interesting plant in the gardens in Santiago, and ama- 
teurs are desirous of propagating them. I will only observe here 
Soe ne nsete Wilt waver: pernatestis branch of agriculture to flour- 
ish to- any extent. Its cultivatio always be an object of luxu- 
Ty, and cannot be of any public dillty: We are ace ‘to Te- 
ceive plantains from Lima, but they suffer on the voyage; sec 
hot preserve that exquisite taste which is proper to them. ) 
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