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book only as a dessert fruit. The modes of training in 

 vineyards and vineries are alike suited to the garden. Low 

 training may be practised in borders or hedge rows, in large 

 gardens ; and high training in sheltered situations, on high 

 trellises or arbours. By proper management, the vine may 

 be elevated to the middle story of a house by a single stem, 

 and afterwards trained to a great height according to the 

 taste of the proprietor. As the vine is often trained near 

 buildings, an awning may be conveniently formed over the 

 tops so as to admit of fumigating the vine with smoke from 

 tobacco, &c., as may be necessary in the summer season ; 

 or a sort of movable tent may be made of light boards, and 

 cheap glazed linen, or an old sail, &c., capable of covering 

 the vine while a smoke is created underneath ; this will 

 effectually destroy such insects as may annoy the vine, and 

 may prevent mildew and other diseases. 



MULBERRY. 

 MURIER. Moms. 



THERE are several species of the Morus or Mulberry. 

 The white kind is commonly cultivated for its leaves to feed 

 silkworms, though in some parts of Spain, and in Persia, 

 they are said to prefer the Black Mulberry. In China, it 

 appears that both sorts are grown for this purpose. The 

 most esteemed variety of the white is grown in Italy, and 

 especially in Lombardy, with vigorous shoots, and much 

 larger leaves than the other. The Morus multicwdis is cul- 

 tivated in many parts of France, and is by some preferred 

 to all other varieties. It is said that a less quantity of foliage 

 from this variety will satisfy the silkworms. The late An- 

 drew Parmentier, Esq., was the means of introducing seve- 

 ral choice varieties from that country ; and our nurserymen 

 in general, have of late years, turned their attention to the 



