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is necessarily led to append tbe outstanding silk riggings of his 

 mansion. The slides were rapidly filled up, leaving not a single indi- 

 vidual out of the way, nor any vacancy in the length or in the breadlh 

 of the slides. Another remarkable advantage of this mode, arises 

 from the simplicity of an estabhshment of rattan hurdles^ which if 

 proportionate, and coupled by hinges, can be used level, or rais- 

 ed for both purposes, without any furtlier trouble : first they serve 

 as litters for feeding; next, as the best mounting slides, saving 

 the trouble of brushwood not always easy to procure and not so 

 well adapted in shape and form j lastly, they afford a durable provisioi 

 for any number of succeeding years, A good plate of the same is 

 offered, page 105, with explanations, &lc. 



4. In the American Silk Culturist, we have the pleasing intelli-^ 

 gence of the most perfect species of mulberry tree, not only diffused 

 and transplanted in France under the auspices of government, but 

 already procured for the United States by our author and through 

 the exertions of others, and Hkely to be soon in a state of the most rapid 

 propagation of which it is susceptible. The following is the history and 

 characteristicsof this mulberry : Morns multicauliSy Perottet. Nin*; 

 years ago this distinguished Linnaean member of the society of Paris, 

 returned from a botanic excursion of three years around the world, 

 in a national corvette, with the largest importation of plaiiis and seeds 

 that has ever been obtained. Among these was a large stock of the 

 Moras mnlticaulis or Morns sinensis, in excellent state of vegetation 

 which were inimediately deposited in tlie Royal garden, for further pro- 

 pagation. M. Perrotet who took his specimen from one of the Phil- 

 ippine islands mostly inhabited by Chinese emigrants, reported, that 

 they assured him, that, to that tree alone, owing to its admirable pro- 

 perties, their nation was indebted for riches, greatness and durability; 

 its leaves are very large and of so great fineness, that the youngest 

 worms can be fed by it: and therefore a second crop of silk is, in 

 China, very easily obtained, and protltable. It buds very early in the 

 spring, and is propagated by shoots from the roots, as well as by seeds. 

 The French authorities have ordered plants to be distributed to their 

 proprietors of Mulberry orchards, inviting silk culturists to substitute it 

 for iheir best white mulberry; and through some of them, tlie same 

 have already reached the shores of the new world - 



The last prominent subject treated of by Dr, Pascalis in the Culiu- 

 nst No. 2, is a review of the Essays on Silk^ by John D'Homergue, 

 a silk mannfacturery and by Peter S. Duponccau a distinguished 



