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These trees are among the finest broad-leaf evergreens and are 

 handsome ornamentals. When planted against a house or in 

 protected situations the flowers and fruits are much less likely 

 to be injured with frost, so that occasionally a good crop of fruit 

 is produced. During the winter of 1912-1913 the foliage of 

 loquats was not injured with a temperature of 6° F. Loquats 

 are tolerant to our extreme heat and aridity, the foliage showing 

 almost no bad effects in summer. 



MILLET 



Most varieties of millet can be grown readily, although the 

 yield is not as great as in some cooler regions. The ordinary 

 varieties are sown during August and harvested during the fall, 

 as in other regions. German millet is most generally grown, being 

 resistant to heat and drought. Pearl millet may be planted in the 

 spring and will grow luxuriantly all summer, but does not seem 

 as desirable for a forage crop as sorghum. 



MII.O ]MAiZE 



(See under Grain Sorghums) 



MULBERRIES 



Mulberries are easily grown here, nearly all varieties thriving 

 under our conditions. Thev are amons: the earliest of our trees 

 to leaf out and to ripen fruit. Mulberries would be very desir- 

 able for shade trees were it not for the litter made by their fruit 

 falling on the ground. This attracts flies and is annoying under- 

 foot. Nurserymen are noM' propagating mulberries that are said 

 to produce only staminate flowers. Such trees would be especially 

 valuable for avenue pla-nting. The heavy fruiting mulberry trees 

 are 'valuable for planting in poultry yards because of their densa 

 shade and spreading branches among which poultry may roost. 

 Hogs are also fond of mulberries. The most desirgble varieties for 

 planting are the Downing Everbearing, New American White, 

 Russian, and Persian or blatk mulberry. The Downing Ever 

 bearing mulberr}^ has large long-pointed leaves that are dull 

 green on the upper side. It is a form of Morns muUicaidis . The 

 New American is a form of the white mulberry. Its leaves are 

 glossy above, large, and short-pointed. The Russian mulberry 

 is a ver}^ hardy form of the white mulberry, usually having deeply 

 cut leaves. It does not grow as large as the white mulberry, but 



