Fruit 195 



A mouse trap is a very convenient thing to have 

 setting around the fig tree, for mice are apt to steal 

 out and enjoy themselves on the best of the fruit 

 unless some provision is made for trapping them. 



MULBERRY 



The mulberry tree is easily grown in ordinary 

 garden soil. This is a not uncommon tree in the 

 far South, but people of the Northern States are 

 denied the pleasure of this delicious little fruit. 



Grass growing under the mulberry trees should be 

 kept cut close to the ground during the fruiting season 

 or the small fruit will be difficult to find after it 

 has dropped. Mulberries should always remain on 

 the tree until thoroughly ripened. 



The mulberry is easily propagated by cuttings, 

 which will take root readily when planted in rather 

 moist soil exposed to the sun for the sufficient 

 amount of heat. 



In pruning the mulberry tree remove only enough 

 branches to prevent the tree from becoming over- 

 crowded with shoots. To cut back to four or five 

 buds will be sufficient. To prune more deeply 

 than this will result in a loss of a great deal of 

 fruit. 



