. Cassell's popular gardening. Gardening. 120 CASSELL'S POPULAR GARDENING. larly striped and blotched with white and pale green; fruit not edible. Isle of St. Thomas, Western Tro- pical Africa. M. zebrina — a compara- tively dwarf and slender- stemmed species, with oblong: dark green leaves, irregularly striped and blotched with bronzy- purple. East Indies. mental, but its fruits are not edible. From its stems comes the fibre called Manilla Hemp, used in sbawl-making,for cordage, and even woven into false tresses for the adornment of the ladies. Philippine Islands. M. Uranoscopus—similar in ha
. Cassell's popular gardening. Gardening. 120 CASSELL'S POPULAR GARDENING. larly striped and blotched with white and pale green; fruit not edible. Isle of St. Thomas, Western Tro- pical Africa. M. zebrina — a compara- tively dwarf and slender- stemmed species, with oblong: dark green leaves, irregularly striped and blotched with bronzy- purple. East Indies. mental, but its fruits are not edible. From its stems comes the fibre called Manilla Hemp, used in sbawl-making,for cordage, and even woven into false tresses for the adornment of the ladies. Philippine Islands. M. Uranoscopus—similar in habit to M. ensete, but bearing erect panicles of flowers and fruits. Queens- land. M. vittata—a tall plant with the habit of M. en- sete, the leaves being dark green, irregu- Myristica. —B eautiful stove shrubs, although not showy, and ex- ceedingly in- teresting as yielding the aromatic spices known as Nut- me g s and Mace. The true or best Nutmegs are the produce of M. moschata (some- times called 31. officinalis), and are principally grown in Ma- lacca and Pe- nang, while in- ferior Nutmegs are the produce of such species " as , sebi- fera, acuminata, &c. Pot in two parts of loam and one of sand added. They enjoy i atmosphere. 31. moschata is a tree from twenty to thirty feet high, with large, oblong, dark green, aromatic leaves, and in a young state forms a handsome bush. The fruit is about the size of a green "Walnut; when ripe it bursts open, and discovers the seed, enclosed in a fleshy arillus of a beautiful crimson colour. This is the Mace of commerce, which, after being dried in the sun, changes to golden-yellow. The seed is the Nutmeg. This plant is largely cultivated in the Bunda Islands, and usually produces three crops in twelve months. MONSTERA DELICIOSA. peat, with some sharp strons,- heat and moist Napoleona.—A small family, with respect to which much diversit)T of opinion prevails amongst botanists. By some they are made into a sep
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