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MuscAles constitute a large division of flower- 

 less plants, comprising six orders. 



MuscAri, Dcsfontaines. From moschos, musk; 

 smell of the flowers. Linn. 6, Or. 1, Nat. Or. 

 Liliacem. Some of the species of this genus 

 are very handsome, and should be planted 

 near the front of flower-beds or borders ; they 

 thrive well in sandy loam, and are readily in- 

 creased by offsets from the bulbs. Syiumymes : 

 1, M. moschatum, flavum; 2, Hyaclnthus 

 inoschatus. 



botryoldes . . Blue . 4, H. BI. P. i Italy . 1596 



album . . White . 4, H. Bl. P. i Italy . 1596 



pallidum . . Pa. blue 4, H. Bl. P. j Italy . M96 



ciliatum . . .Br. pur. 5, H. Bl. P. | Crimea 1822 



commutatum . Blue . 5, H. Bl. P. £ Italy . 1836 



com6sum . . . Blue . 5, H. Bl. P. f S. Eur. 1596 



moiistr&sum . Pa. blue 4, H. Bl. P. J S. Bur. 1596 



glaucum . . .. Pur.grn. 6, H. Bl. P. | Persia . 1825 



macrocarpum 1 . Grn. yel. 4, H. Bl. P. £ Levant 1596 



moschatum 2 . Blue yel. 4, H. Bl. P. J Levant 1596 



pallens . . . .Pa. blue 5, H. Bl. P. J Crimea. 1822 



parviflorum . . Blue . 4, H. Bl. P. | Sicily . 1827 



pedunculare . . Blue . 4, H. Bl. P. £ 



racemdsum . . Blue . 4, H. BL P. | Europe 17S0 



minus .... Blue . 4, H. Bl. P. i Europe 1780 



MuscAria. See Samfraga. 



MuscfFERA, resembling a fly. 



MuscfpuLA, mouse' or fly trap. 



Muscle-plumb. The wild stocks on which 

 choice plums are grafted. 



Muscovado sugar is the raw sugar of com- 

 merce. 



Mushroom. See Agdricus. 



Musk okro. See Hibiscus Abelmbschus. 



MusquInez. See Vicia MusquInez. 



Muss^NDA, Linn. The name of M. fronddsa 

 in Ceylon. Linn. 5, Or. 1, Wat. Or. Cin- 

 chonacece. Some of these plants are very 

 pretty. They all grow well in a mixture of 

 loam and peat ; and cuttings root freely in the 

 same kind of soil, under a glass, in heat. Sy- 

 nonyme: 1, Macrocn&mum cocclneum. See 

 Gardenia and LucHlia. 



arcuata . 

 chinensis 

 coccinea ( 1 

 corymbb'sa 

 frondbsa . 

 glabra . . 

 Landia . 

 macmphylla 

 pubescens 

 specibsa . 



Musschia, Don. See Campanula. 



Mustard. See Sinapis. 



Mustard tree. See Salvadbra persiea. 



Mutable, changeable, inconstant. 



Mutate, changed, 



MutellIna. See Miwm MutelUna, and Arte- 

 misia MutelUna . 



MutIsia, Linn. In honour of Celestine Mutis, 

 a South American botanist, and discoverer 

 of this genus. Linn. 19, Or. 2, Nat. Or. 

 Asteraceai. Very pretty climbers, requiring to 

 be grown in peat and loam ; and cuttings root 

 in sand, under a glass, in a gentle heat. Syno- 

 nyms : 1, M. specidsa. 



arachnoldes 1 Bed . . 7, 8. Ev. CI. 8 Brazil . 182S 

 decurrens . Or. scar. . 7, 8. Ev. CI. 8 8. Amr. 1860 

 ilicifolia . . Rose . . 8, G. Ev. CI. 10 8 Amr. 1832 

 latif61ia . Pink yel. 9, G. Ev. CI. 10 Vlparso. 1832 



MyAgrum, Tournefort. From myia, a. fly, and 

 agra, capture ; an ancient plant was so named 

 from its properties of catching flies. Linn. 15, 

 Nat. Or. Brassicacece. The seed of this pretty 

 annual has only to be sown in the open ground. 

 See Oaleplna, Camettna, Cochlearia, D ides mis, 

 Nislia, and JRapistrum. 

 perfoliatum . Pa. yel. . 6, H. A. i France 1648 



Myanthus, Lindley. From myia, a fly ; when 

 the flowers are dried they look very much like 

 a fly pressed flat. Linn. 20, Or. 1, Nat. Or. 

 Orchiducece. This is a very curious genus of 

 plants, and, like other plants of a similar habit, 

 they are easily cultivated, provided they are 

 placed in a cool house and kept dry for some 

 months, and afterwards vigorously forced in' 

 the same manner as the Catasetuins. Syno- 

 nyme : 1, Catasitum trifidum. See Catasitum 

 fimbriatum, Lansbirgii, and several others, 

 barbatus . . Grn. pur. 2, 8. Epi. § Demerara 1834 

 inimaeulatus Grn. pur. 3, S. Epi. 1$ Demerara 1835 

 labello-albo . Drk. grn. 5, 8. Epi. 1 Demerara 1835 

 cei-nuus 1 . . Grn. pur. 5, S. Epi. 11 Brazil . 1832 

 deltoldes . . Grn. pnk. 10, 8. Epi. 1 Demerara 1835 

 spinosus . . Grn. spot 5, 8. Epi. 1 Brazil . 



Mycaranthes, Blume. Derivation not known. 

 Linn. 20, Or. 1, Nat. Or. Orchidacece. 

 obllqua . . White . 8, 8. Epi. 1 Singapore . 1839 



MYCINEMA, Agardh. From mylces, a kind of 

 minute fungus, and nana, a thread. Linn. 24, 

 Or. 7, Nat. Or. Confervacece. The plants com- 

 posing this genus are found on rotten wood — 

 arachnoideum, fUlvum, phosphbreum, pulvi- 

 reum, rubiginbswm. 



Mygalurus, Link. From mygale, a field-mouse, 

 and oura, a tail. Linn. 3, Or 2, Nat. Or. 

 Graminacece. Mere annual weeds. Synonymes: 

 1, Festuca bromoldes; 2, F. myurus ; 3, F. 

 uniglumis — alopecuroldes, broinoides 1, cau- 

 datus 2, delicatulus, stipoldes, uniglumis 3. 



MYGfNDA, Jacquin. In honour of Francis Von 

 Mygind, a German botanist. Linn. 4, Or. 3, 

 Nat. Or. Aquifoliacece. These plants grow 

 freely in loam and peat, and cuttings of the 

 ripened wood will root in sand, under a glass ; 

 the stove species in heat. Synonyme : 1, Ilex 

 Myrsinitis. 



integrifolia . White . 6, S. Ev. 8. 4 Martinique 1826 

 latifolia . . White . 4, 8 Ev. 8. 4 W. Indies 1795 

 myrtif61ia . White . 6, H. Ev. S. 4 N. Amer. . 1818 

 Rhao6ma . . White . 8, S. Ev. S. 4 Jamaica . 1798 

 uragbga . . Purple . 8, S. Ev. 8. 4 S. Amer. . 1790 



Mylo'cAryum, Willdenow. From imjle, mill, 

 and karyon, a nut ; the seeds have four wings. 

 Linn. 10, Or. 1, Nat. Or. Celastraceas, An 

 ornamental species, with the habit of Andrb- 

 ineda ; it may be successfully grown in loam 

 and peat, and cuttings will root in sand, under 

 a glass. Synonyms : 1, Oliftonia ligustrlna. 

 ligustrlnum 1 White . 5, F. Ev. 8. 6 Georgia . 



MYOPORAcEiE, or Myoporads, are little smooth 

 shrubs, scarcely known in cultivation. The 

 white mangrove (Avic&nnia) belongs to this 

 order. 



Myop6rum, Banks. From myo, to shut, and 

 poros, a pore ; in reference to the leaves. Linn. 

 1 i, Or. 2, Nat. Or. Myoporacece. Pretty shrubs, 

 delighting in a mixture of loam and peat ; and 



