. Familiar garden flowers . Flowers; Plants, Ornamental; Floriculture. THE MUSK. M/ii/f(l/(.s ninscliufiis. HE homely name o£ this very homely plant needs no explanation, but there appears to be a paltry ques- tion to be asked and answered in lespect of the peculiar and, to a majority of noses, delicious odour it emits. This musky, or " Mus- covy," essence is variously produced among plants by this mimulus, by the musk stork's-bill [Erodivm mos- f lullIIf), by the musk orchis {Her- iimiinvi vioiiorcliis), and by the musk thistle {Cardiius nutans). And, again, it is produced among-st
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. Familiar garden flowers . Flowers; Plants, Ornamental; Floriculture. THE MUSK. M/ii/f(l/(.s ninscliufiis. HE homely name o£ this very homely plant needs no explanation, but there appears to be a paltry ques- tion to be asked and answered in lespect of the peculiar and, to a majority of noses, delicious odour it emits. This musky, or " Mus- covy, " essence is variously produced among plants by this mimulus, by the musk stork's-bill [Erodivm mos- f lullIIf), by the musk orchis {Her- iimiinvi vioiiorcliis), and by the musk thistle {Cardiius nutans). And, again, it is produced among-st if M WKr 'luin^^ls by a rat, a deer, an ox, and 2)eihaps l)y some other creatures. The c[uestion will occur. Is it in each case the same substance ? Can the chemist detect any difference in the constitution of the musk from the plant and the musk from the animal ? Or is our iden- tification a delusion, and does the nose lead us astray in making things that are different appear to be the same? Whether the fragrant essence has ever been ol:)tained from the plant in a separated form we do not know; but we. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original work.. Hibberd, Shirley, 1825-1890; Hulme, F. Edward (Frederick Edward), 1841-1909. London : Cassell