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sold for it. In fact, the true Downing is now rare in cultivation. 

 But this point will be discussed under the Downing, further on. 



Trowbridge and Thorburn. — I do not know the origin of these 

 mulberries. Thej ai'e very like the New American, with a ten- 

 den.cy, perhaps, towards a sharper toothing of the leaves. Some 

 good judges declare that all three are alike, but I think that they 

 are distinct. At least, I believe that the last two are distinct 





New American Mulberry. 



from the New American. And there is some reason for supposing 

 that Trowbridge and Thorburn are distinct. A party of botaniste, 

 to whom both varieties were new, were asked to pick and eat fruit 

 from the two kinds last summer. They agreed that Trowbridge 

 is slightly more acid than Tliorbuni and has more pronounced 

 flavor. But so far as I know, these two varieties possess no uieiltM 

 above the New American and they are little known. 



