280 BICTIONARY OF POPULAE NAMES MUSK 



spawn. On new iDeds being made, portions of these bricks are 

 mixed with tlie soil of whicli the beds are formed, and in time 

 a crop of mushrooms is the result. The Horse Mushroom {A, 

 arvensii) is similar to the above, but of a much larger size, some 

 specimens being 18 inches in diameter. It is often to be seen 

 in the markets at Covent Garden, York, and many Midland 

 towns. It is largely used for making the table condiment known 

 as Ketchup. 



Musk Plant, the common name for Mimiolus oTioscliatus, a 

 plant of the Kgwort family (Scrophulariacese), native of North 

 America, and cultivated in rooms in this country for its musky 

 scent. 



Musk Root. {See Sumbul.) 



Musk Seed, the seeds of Abehnoschus moschatits, a strong 

 perennial of the Mallow family (Malvaceae), native of Bengal. 

 The whole plant smells of musk. The seeds are used for 

 scenting hair powder and pomatum. 



Musk Tree {Eurylia argopTiylla, or better known as Aster 

 argophyllus, the silver-leaved Musk Tree), a tree of the Compo- 

 site family (Compositse), having lance-shaped leaves 3 to 5 inches 

 in length, silvery white on the under side, and smelling strongly 

 of musk. It is a native of Tasmania, attaining a height of 20 

 to 30 feet, and a girth of 3 feet. Its wood is hard and beauti- 

 fully figured, and is used for many purposes. 



Mustard Shrub {Ca^pparis ferruginea), a shrub of the Caper 

 family (Capparidacese), native of the "West Indies. Its berries are 

 pungent like mustard, and on that account it is called Mustard 

 Shrub. 



Mustard Flour, the ground seed of Brassicct alba and B, 

 nigra, better known under the generic name of Sinapis. Annual 

 weedy-like plants of the Cabbage family (Cruciferse), found wild 

 in this country, but extensively cultivated in some paints for their 

 pungent seeds, which when ground, sifted, and properly prepared, 

 form the table condiment Mustard. The mustard plant is also 

 used as a salad, obtained by sowing the seeds thickly, and 

 cutting the young seedling plants when about 2 inches high. 



