. Cyclopedia of American horticulture, comprising suggestions for cultivation of horticultural plants, descriptions of the species of fruits, vegetables, flowers, and ornamental plants sold in the United States and Canada, together with geographical and biographical sketches. Gardening. MOVING PLANT or calyptra (c) which is shed at opens by means of a lid or operculum ( flee is usually guarded by one or two peristome. None of the Mosses are horticultural plants, al- though Sphagnum Moss is much used as a packing ma- terial and for holding moisture about pots, and as a medi which to sow delicat
. Cyclopedia of American horticulture, comprising suggestions for cultivation of horticultural plants, descriptions of the species of fruits, vegetables, flowers, and ornamental plants sold in the United States and Canada, together with geographical and biographical sketches. Gardening. MOVING PLANT or calyptra (c) which is shed at opens by means of a lid or operculum ( flee is usually guarded by one or two peristome. None of the Mosses are horticultural plants, al- though Sphagnum Moss is much used as a packing ma- terial and for holding moisture about pots, and as a medi which to sow delicate seeds. It is collected from bogs. Club Mosses are not true Mosses, but lycopodiums (which see). The "Moss" on fruit and other trees is mostly lichen. The Florida or Spanish Moss is a flowering plant (see 2'(»ondsia). MOSS PINK. Phlox stiliilafa MOTHER OF THOUSANDS. MOULDS. MmuM i-< ,. :i smallfunK"ii-i.'r"wih», :ip| mi ,l,.,-; matter, such as fruits, fn-sli and iirt-sirved, vege- tables, etc. The Moulds are very simple fungi producing immense numbers of spores, a fact which accounts for their presence everywhere, in the air, in dust, and on all exposed bodies. As a rule these fungi are not directly injurious to plants; they are normally saprophytes and perform a great service in disorganizing organic matter which would otherwise accumulate on the earth. A few of the spfcirs may become parasitic. Thus, species of Botrytis nf'.,; nt^rtf!.: !--ttuce in forcing-houses which are too cl"-" " â ! 'I"!! . ' imiationbudsand violet plants are also I r. - i i, by Botrytis. The mould- like growth- ,1 ; in damp cellars or in greenhouse i I;. - n. -iri-ile mycelia of higher fungi. These do m^t atrmk plants, but sometimes, as in the case of violets, grnw ami smother the plants. (See also Diseases, Finnji. Heinrich 1431. Russian MulberryâMorus alba, var. Tatari
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