ENCYCLOPHDIA OF GARDENING. 
4in. deep & 3 to 4in. apart. Mulch with decayed manure, Nov. 
Lift, divide, & replant every third year. 
POT CULTURE: Compost, two parts sandy loam, one part leaf- 
mould or well-decayed cow manure & one part river sand. Pot, Aug. 
to Nov., placing 18 to 20 small bulbs, lin. apart, in a 5-in. pot; or 
3 to 5 large-sized bulbs lin. deep in similar pots. Position, under 
layer of cinder ashes from time of potting till growth commences, 
then in cold frame, cool greenhouse or window till past flowering, 
afterwards in sunny spot outdoors. Water moderately from time 
growth commences till foliage fades, then keep dry. Repot annually. 
Apply weak stimulants once or twice during flowering period. Pro- 
pagate by seeds sown 1-16in. deep in light sandy soil in boxes or cold 
frames, or outdoors in Sept.; offsets from old bulbs removed when 
lifting & planted as advised for full-sized bulbs. Seedlings flower 
when 3 to 4 yon old. 
SPECIES CULTIVATED: M. botryoides, blue, spring, 6 in., Europe; botryoides 
album, white; comosum (Tassel Hyacinth), blue, April, 8 in., Europe; comosum 
monstrosum (Feather Hyacinth), blue, April, 8 in.; conicum (Heavenly Blue variety), 
blue, April, 8 in., Trebizond; Heldreichii, blue, May, 8 in., Greece; moschatum 
(Musk Hyacinth), yellow and violet, April, 8 in., Asia Minor; racemosum (Starch 
Hyacinth), blue, April, 6 in., Europe. 
Mushroom.—See Agaricus. 
Musk (Mimulus moschatus).—See Mimulus. 
Musk Grape Hyacinth (Muscari moschatum).—See Muscari. 
Musk Mallow Ee le moschata).—See Malva. 
Musk Orchis (Herminium monorchis).—See Herminium. 
Musk-scented Rose (Rosa moschata).—See Rosa. 
Musszenda. — Ord. Rubiacee. Stove evergreen flowering 
shrubs. First introduced 1805. 
CULTURE: Compost, equal parts peat, loam, leaf-mould & silver 
sand. Position, well-drained pots in light moist stove. Pot, Feb. 
to April. Prune moderately after flowering. Temp., Feb. to Oct., 
65° to 85°; Oct. to Feb., 55° to 65°. Water freely, April to Sept. ; 
moderately, Sept. to Nov. & Feb. to April; keep somewhat dry, Nov. 
to Feb. Syringe daily, Feb. to Oct. Propagate by cuttings of young 
shoots in sandy soil under bell-glass in temp. 70° to 80°, May to July. 
SPECIES CULTIVATED: M. erythrophylla, yellow, bracts crimson, winter, 1 ft., 
Trop. Africa; frondosa, yellow, Aug., 2 to 3 ft., India; macrophylla, orange, May, 
4 to 6 ft., Nepaul. 
Mustard (Salading).—See Brassica. 
Mutisia. — Ord. Compositw. Greenhouse or hardy climbing 
flowering shrubs. Evergreen. First introduced 1823. 
CULTURE OF GREENHOUSE SPECIES: Compost two parts loam, 
one part leaf-mould, half-part sand. Position, pots or beds; shoots 
trained up rafters or round trellises. Pot or plant, Feb. or March. 
Prune slightly after flowering. Water freely, March to Sept., mode- 
rately afterwards. Apply stimulants occasionally, May to Sept. 
Temp., March to Sept. 55° to 65°; Sept. to March 40° to 50°. 
CULTURE OF HARDY SPECIES: Soil, ordinary rich. Position, 
well-drained border against sheltered, partially shaded wall. Plant, 
Oct., March, or April. Water freely in dry weather. Protect from 
slugs by placing layer of fine coke or cinders round base of stems. 
Propagate greenhouse species by cuttings of half-ripened shoots in- 
serted in sand under bell-glass in temp. 55° to 65°, May or June; 
hardy species by cuttings of similar shoots inserted in sand in shady 
cold frame or greenhouse in April or May. 
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