MUR MUS 
MUS MVO 
linophylU . . . Purple . 6, G. Ev. S. C. G. H. . 1816 
macrdcSr^s . . . Purple . G. £v. S. C. G. H. . 1812 
micranth^ . . . Purple . G. Er. S. C. G. H. . 1800 
mixta, 5 . . . Purple . G. Ev. S. C. G. H. . 1791 
squarrosA . , . Purple . 5, G. Ev. S. C. G. H. . 1820 
stipulacea ... Red . . 6, G. Ev. S. C. G. H. . 1801 
virgata .... Purple . G. Ev. S. C. G. H. . 1812 
Muricaria, Desfontaines. From muricatus, full of 
prickles; the pods are beset with prickles. Linn. 
15, Nat. Or. Crucifercs. A hardy annual, not worth 
a place in any collection. Synonyme: 1. Bunias 
pros train — prostratd 1. 
Muricate, covered with short, sharp points. 
Muricathly-hispid, covered with short, sharp, stiff 
bristles. 
MuRRAi'A, Konig. In honour of John Adam Murray, 
once professor of botany at Gottingen, and editor 
of some of Linnaeus’s works. Linn. 10, Or. 1, Nat. 
Or. Aurantiaceae. These shrubs are well worthy 
of cultivation for the sake of their sweet-scented 
flowers. They thrive well in a mixture of turi^ 
loam and peat ; and cuttings of the ripened wood, 
not deprived of any of their leaves, will root in 
sand, under a glass, in a moist heat, 
exotica .... White . . 8, S. Ev. S E. Ind. . .1771 
paniculate . . . White. . 7, S. Ev. T. E. Ind. . . 1823 
MuRUCufA, Tournefort. The name of the species in 
Brazil. Linn. 16, Or. 2, Nat. Or. Passifloracece. 
This is a genus of plants nearly allied to Passiflora, 
which see for culture and propagation. Synonymes ; 
1. Passiflora Murucuia. 2. P. perfoliata. 
ocellata, 1 . . . Scarlet . 7. S. Ev. Cl. W. Ind. . 1730 
perfoliate, 2 . . Purple . 7, S. Ev. CL W. Ind- . 1816 
Musa, Linn. Altered from the Egyptian Mauz, in 
honour of Antonius Musa. Linn. 5, Or. 1, Nat. 
Or. Musaceae. To this genus belong those uni- 
versally-esteemed fruits the Banana and Plantain, 
but from these plants growing to twenty-five or 
thirty feet high, they are rarely seen in perfection 
in this country on account of the quantity of room 
required ; but the valuable species, M. Cavendishii, 
does not grow more than four or five feet high, so 
that any one possessing a moderate-sized house 
may, with a very little trouble, be rewarded by 
abundance of its excellent fruit, which is much 
superior to that of any of the other species. They 
all thrive best in a rich soil, requiring plenty of 
room and moisture ; they are increased by suckers, 
which the old plants produce in abundance. It is 
considered that no known plant produces anything 
like the same quantity of nutriment from the same 
space of ground, as the Banana. It is indigenous 
to all the tropics, and from the numerous uses to 
which it is applied we may mention the following. 
The tops of the young plants are eaten as a delicate 
vegetable ; the fermented juice of the trunks pro- 
duces an agreeable wine. The fruit is served up 
both raw and stewed ; slices fried are also con- 
sidered a delicacy; and, finally, the leaves are 
used for thatching and basket-making. 
Cavendlshn . . Scarlet . S. Her. P. China . . 1829 
coccinea . . .Scarlet . 7, S. Her. P. China . . 1792 
glauci .... Pink . . S. Her. P. E. Ind. . . 1824 
macnlata . . . Pink . . S. Her. P. Mauritius . 1818 
nepalensis . . . Yellow . 2, S. Her. P. Nepal . .1823 
ornaU .... Orange . 7, S. Her. P. E. Ind. . . 1823 
paradisISc^ . . Pink . . 11, S. Her. P. Tropics . . 1690 
rosacea .... Pink . . 3, S. Her. P. Mauritius . 1805 
sapientum . . . Pink . . 6, S. Her. P. Tropics. . 1729 
superba .... Purple . 7, S. Her. P. E. Ind. . 1820 
MuscXrI, Des/owfaijics. From tnoscAos, musk ; smell 
of the flowers. Linn. 6, Or, 1, Nat. Or. Liliaeex. 
Some of the species of this genus are very hand- 
some, and should be planted near the front of 
flower-beds or borders ; they thrive well in sandy 
loam, and are readily increased by offsets from the 
bulbs. Synonymes: 1. M. moschatum, Jlavum. 2. 
Hyacinthus moschatus. 
botrvoides . . . Blue . . 4, H. Bl. P. lUly . .1596 
album . . . White. . 4, H. BL P. Italy . .1596 
pallidum . . Pa. blue . 4, H. Bl, P. Italy . .1596 
ciliatum . . . Brn. pur. . 5, H. BL P. Crimea . . 1822 
commutatum . . Blue . . H. Bl. P. Italy . . 1836 
comosum ... Blue . .5, H. Bl. P. S. Eur. . . 1596 
monstrosum . Pa. blue . 4, H. Bl. P. S. Eur. . . 1596 
glaucum . . . Pur. gm. . 5, H. Bl. P. Persia . . 1825 
macrocarpum, I . Gm. yel. . 4, H. Bl. P. Levant . . 1596 
moschatum, 2 . . Blue yel. . 4, H. Bl. P. I-evant . . 1596 
pailens .... Pa. blue . 5, H. Bl. P. Crimea . .1822 
parviflorum . . Blue . . 4, H. Bl. P. Sicily . . 1827 
peduncular^ . . Blue . . 4, H. Bl. P. 
racemosum . . Blue . . 4, H. Bl. P. Europe . . 1780 
minus . . . Blue . . 4, H. BL P. Europe . . 1780 
MuscTfera, resembling a fly. 
Muscipula, mouse or fly trap. 
Muss.*nda, Linn. The name of M.frondosa in Ceylon. 
Linn. 5, Or. 1, Nat. Or. Cinchonacete. 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 ox soil, under a glass, in heat. 
Synonyme : 1 . Macrocnemum coccineum. 
arcuata .... Yellow . S. Ev. S. I. France . 1822 
chinensis ... S. Ev. S. China . . 1820 
cocclnea, 1 . . Red , . 8, S. Ev. T. Trinidad . 1825 
frondosa . . Yellow . 8, S. Ev. S. E. Ind. . . 1814 
glabra ... Orange . 7, S. Ev. S. E. Ind. . . 1820 
L^dI4 .... . 7i S. Ev. S. I. France . 1824 
pubescens . . . Yellow . 7, S. Ev. S. China . . 1805 
speciCsa ... Red . . 8, S. Ev. S. Trinidad . 1820 
Mutable, changeable, inconstant. 
M UTATE, changed. 
MutisIa, Linn. In honour of Celestine Mutis, a 
South American botanist, and discoverer of this 
his genus. Linn. 19, Or. 2, Nat. Or. Compositae. 
Very pretty climbers, requiring to be grown in 
peat and loam ; and cuttings root in sand, under a 
glass, in a gentle heat. Synonyme ; 1. M. spechsa. 
arachnoIdSi, 1 . Red . . 7, S. Ev. Cl. Brazil . .1823 
ilicifOlIS . . . G. Ev, Cl. S. Amer. .1832 
latifOlia .... Pnk. yeL . 9, G. Ev. Cl. Valparaiso . 1832 
Myaorum, Tournefort. From myia, a fly, and agra, 
capture ; an ancient plant was so named from its 
properties of catching flies. Linn, 15, Nat. Or. 
Cruciferce. The seed of this pretty annual has only 
to be sown in the open ground, 
perfoli&tam . . Pa. yeL . 6, H. A. France . . 1648 
MtanthGs, Ltndley. From myia, a fly; when the 
flowers are dried they look very much like a fly 
pressed flat. Linn. 20, Or. 1, Nat. Or. Orchidaceoe. 
This is a very curious genus of plants, and like 
other plants of a similar nabit, they are easily cul- 
tivated, provided they are placed in a cool house 
and kept dry for some months, and afterwards 
vigorously forced in the same manner as the 
Catasetums. 
barbatus .... Gm. pur. . 2, S. Epi. Demerara . 
immnculStils . . Grn. pur. . 3, S. Epi. Demerara . 1835 
cernuua Gin. pur. . 5, S. Epi. Brazil . . 
deltuldes .... Grn. pink 10, S. Epi. Demerara . 1835 
Mycinema, Agardh. From mykes, a kind of minute 
fungus, and nema, a thread." Linn. 24, Or. 7, Nat. 
Or. Algae. The plants composing this genus are 
found on rotten wood — arachnotdeam,falvnm, phos- 
phdrSnm, pulvSriiXm, rubiginOsflm. 
MvgalOrDs, Link. From mygale,a, field-mouse, and 
oura, a tail. Linn. 3, Or. 2, Nat. Or. Gramineae. 
Mere annual weeds. Synonymes : 1. Festuca bro- 
moides. 2. F. myurus. 3. F. uniglumis — afopecu- 
roides, bromoldes 1, cauddtHs 2,delicatuliis, sHpoldSs, 
uniglumis, 3. 
Myginda, Jacquin. Inhonourof Francis Von Mygind, 
a German botanist. Linn. 4, Or. 3, Nat. Or. Aqui- 
foliacece. 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. 
iutegrifom . . White . . S. Ev. S. Martinique 1826 
latifolrs. . . . White. . 4, S. Er. S. W. lud. . 1795 
myrtifSUa, 1 . . White . . 6, H. Ev. R N. Amer. .1818 
RnacomS . . . White. . S. Ev. S. Jamaica . 1798 
uragdgi . . . . Purple . 8, S. Er. S. S. Amer. . 1790 
MylocariJum, Willdenorv. From myle, mill, and 
karyon, a nut ; the seeds have four wings. Linn. 
10, Or. 1, Nat. Or. Celastraceae. An ornamental 
species, with the habit of Andromeda ; it may be 
successifully grown in loam and peat, and cuttings 
will root in sand, under a glass. Synonyme; 1. 
Cliftonia ligustrina. 
ligustrlnum, 1 . White . . 5, F. Ev. S. Georgia . . 
Myoporum, Banks. From myo, to shut, and puros, 
a pore; in reference to the leaves. Linn. 14, Or. 
2, Nat. Or. Myoporacece. Pretty shrubs, delighting 
in a mixture or loam and peat ; and cuttings vzill 
root readily in sand, under a glass. Synonyme : 1 
Pogonia glabra. 
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