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Show “MO MO Cold of our ordinary Winters very well, provided they have a dry Soil, and a warm Situation. 2 In the Spring they may be tranfplanted out into the Borders where they are defign’d to be continu’d, where they will flower early, and produce good Seeds ; whereas it fome- This Tree is prefervedin manycurious Sar dens in England, but rarely Produces any Flowers in this Country. z It may be propagated bylaying down the tender Branches, which in two Years will! take Root, when they may be taken of from the old Plants, and plantedinto Pots times happens, that if the Seafon proves cold fill’d with frefh, light Earth, and wet, thofe Plants which are fown in the water and fhade ‘em until they have taken Root. But as it is very diffi Spring do not perfect their Seeds. "There is no very great Beauty in thefe i Plants; but as they require little Culture, fo growfrom Layers, fo it w > neceflary to they may be admitted into large Borders of flit the Branches when lay’d, which will faci the Flower-Garden, where being intermix’d with other Plants, they afford an agreeable The moft valuable Sorts are the ntal Kinds with large Flowers ; thefe commonly t about eighteen Inches high, and divide into feveral Branches, but do not take up much Room and being annual 5 there will be Dangerof their in: others that may grownear them, Sort is an abiding Plant, which d by planting Cuttings, Months, in a to water and Root, which fhade ’em unt theydo c Weeks time ; after whi farther Care r from Weeds, rable Progrefs, when tl | aken up, preferving a Jant, and fet into | with fi light Earth, placing them in a fhady Situation until they have than only to rill they have taken frefh Root ; after which, they may litate their Rooting ; and when you cut them off from the old Plants, (which fhauld be done in April) if you place the Pots upon a mode- rate Hot-bed, it will caufe much fooner, provided you w ‘em carefully ; but you muft o them have Air in Proportior of the Seafon ; and when th y have frefh Root, you muft inure them to open Air by Degrees, into which they fhould be removed towardthe latter End of May, placing *em in a Situation where they may be defended from violent Winds, in which they mayremain until the Odfoberfollowing, when they muft be removed into the Green houfe, placing them where they mayhave a great Share of free Air in mild Weather, for they only require to be protected from devere Cold. This Tree will grow to the Height of feven or eight Feet, but commonly produces its Shoots very irregular, fo that it is very difficult to form it to a regular Head, for whic be expos’d to the open Air until the Middle Reafonit is not fo much efteem’d, (except or Latter-end of O¢fober, when they muft be by the Curious in Botany) as the Lentifcs removd into Shelter, otherwife they will be but for Variety it may have a Place inall liable to fuffer by hard Frofts: Tho’ they curious Green-houfes, fhould be plac’d where they may enjoy as much free Air as poffible in mild Weather, MOLUCCA: [This Plant s its N and only require to be protected from fevere of the Molucca Mlands, becaufe it was found Cold ; for in moderate Winters I have had there.} Molucca Balm. them endure abroad very well, when planted under a warm Wall. Theywill require frequently to be water’d whenplanted in Pots ; but in the Winter you fhould not Jet em have it in great Quantities, which will be apt to rot their Roots, and de{troy em. ‘This laft Speciesis preferv’d in fe- The Cha vs are; It is a verticillate Plant w Flower, confifting of one Leaf, whe is hollow, like a Spoon, but th cut into three Segments ; out of the Fl arifes the Poixtal, attended, as it we Embryos, which afterwe veral Gardens, for its Oddnef$ ; and the ftrong angular Seeds, which ave ii Balfamick Scent which the Leaves emit, upon hapa Calix. being bruis'd, which gave occafion to many The Species are ; Perfons formerly to fuppofe the Bali of Gilead was taken fromthis Plant, MOLLE: 'The Indian Molle, or Maftick Tree. The Charaéters are 3 It hath pinnated Leaves, like thofe of the Lent y Uut are terminated by an odd the Flower expands in the Formof a Rofe Lobe ; ; and the Fruit refembles a Grain of Pepper. _We have but one Species of this Tree in E which is, oS 3 Cluf. ¢ in Monard ard, . Molle, or Indian Mattic k Tree Ww 'The A rbor ; age Smootn i”? 2. Motucca ; {pinofa. Dod. lucca Balm. Thefe Plants are annual, after they have perfected their are preferved only in fuch Gz Inches high, they muft be tr either into frefh Beds of em at two Feet Diftance, for their E will extend pretty far, if the Soil Cefpecially Homer’s Moly) which, if not taken and when they have taken Root they require no farther Care, but only to keep “em the! from the old Roots, will ftarve em and caufe their Flowers to be very weak. clear from Weeds, and faften them to Sticks to prevent their being broke by Winds when they advance. In Fuly thefe Plants will flower, and if the Seafon proves warm, their Seeds will be per- fected in September, but if the Seafon be cold and moift, they commonlyperifh without producing good Seeds in this Country : For which Reafon thefe Plants fhould be rais'd in Autumn, and preferved through the Winter under a commonFrame, andin the Spring tran{planted out, as before, when they will flower early, and produce good Seeds. MOLY: [This Plant is fo named of nave, , or be in Pain, becaufe Homer re- prefents it as good to expel Poifon.] Garlick. The Charaéfers are Wild It agrees in every reff Le hod but 5 for the moft re; Jatifclium, Liliflorum. C. B. Broad-leav’d Moly of ‘Theophraftus, 2. Morty ; Jati Indicum. C. B. Broad-leav’d India 3. Moxy; Jatifolium Hifpanicum. C. B. P. Broad-leav’d Spanifh Moly with purple Flower 4. Mory ; Jatifoli flavo flore. H. Eyft -leav’d yellow M Y3 angufti dM atum. C.B.P. only call’d Homer's, gufti, C. B. P. MOMORDICA: [The Origin of the Name isunknown.] Male Balfam-Apple. The Ch The Flow expanded, as to ap Thefe SC Ai ve diftintt Leave : Male (or » Zrowing upon the Top of the b is afterwards cha rs ch is flefoy, and fometimes more or apering, and bollow; and when ripe, ufually burfis, and cafts forth the Seeds with an Elafticity ; which Seeds are wrapped up in a membranous Covering, and are, for the moft part, indentedon their Edges. The Species are ; 1. Momorpiea ; vulgaris. Tourn. "The common Male Balfam-Apple. MORDICA 3; Zeylanica, pampinea fron- Narrow-leav’d foliis veflexis. with reflex’d Leaves, commonly call’d The Serpent Moly. 7. Moty ; ¢ capillaceo folio. A tf Montpelie Iga There are fome other Varieties ofthis Plant, which arepreferv’d in curious Botanick Gardens abroad, but chofe here mention’d are what I have obferved in the Engli/h Gardens, They are all very hardy Plants, < Seafon to tranfplant them is in Auguft or Se er, juft after their Leaves decay; for are permitted to remain long after, and fon fhould prove moift, they will fend frefh Fibres, when it will betoolate to e’em, unlefs theyare taken up withBalls They will grow in almoft anySoil or Situ- great Variety of Plants are m ; Plants of no great Beauty or Ule maybe propagated by fowing March, upon Bed offreth, | an openSituation, where the up foonafter ; and when they Years before they are tranfplanted, becaufé they produce a great Number of Off-fers, the Borders of the Pleafure-Garde be eafily multiplied by their Off-fets, whict they fend forth in great Plenty: The beft tur: 1. Motucca; Jevis. Dod. Jucca Balm. MO Pa but will thrive beft in a light, fandy Soil, and an open Expofure. They commonly produce tk and June, except the Sw r kind, which feldom flowe 1 are pre iety; J to remain longer tha jori. Tourn, Male Balfam-Apple with Vine-leaves and a fhort Fruit. ri. 3 Zeylanica, pampinea fron= Tourn, Male Balfam-Apple of Ceylon, with Vine-leaves and a longer Fruit. 4 Momorpica ; Americana, fructu reticu- » ficco. Com. Rar. Male Balfam-Apple, of America, witha drynetted Fruit, Thefe Plants are all annual, their Seeds muft be fown on a Hot-bed the Beginning of March, and when the Plants come up, they fhould be tran{planted out into a frefh Hot- bed, after the Manner of Cucumbers or Mex Jons, putting two Plants of the fame kind, under each Light, and the Plants water’d and fhaded until they have taken Root; after which they muft be treated as Cucumbers, per= mitting their Branches to extend upon the Ground in the fame Manner, and obferve to keep them clear from Weeds. With this Management (provided you do not let them have too much Wet, or expofe “em too much to the open Air) they will producetheir Fruit in Fuly, and their Seeds will ripen in Auguft, when you mutt obferve to gather it as foon as you fee the Fruit open, otherwife it will be caft abroad, and with difficulty gather’d up again. Thefe Plants are preferv’d in curious Gardens for the Oddnefs of their Fruit; but as they take up a great deal of Room in the Hot-beds, requiring frequent Attendance, and being oflittle Beauty or Ufe, fo they are not much cultivated in £ Gardens for Variety. MORUS: id, except in Botanick [ofjexup2s, black, ari becaufe its |