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Ample details, in regard to the culture of indigenous and exotick plants 

 HI the United States, may be found in several excellent repositories of Agri- 

 cultural and Horticultural knowledge ; particularly, the AMERICAN FARMER, 

 which is very ably conducted by Mr. Skinner at Baltimore ; the NEW-Esc- 

 I.AND FAKMER AND HORTICULTURAL JOURNAL, which Mr. Fessenden edits with 

 great zeal and talent at Boston ; and the NKW-YORK FARMER AND HORTI- 

 CULTURAL REPOSITORY, on the management of which, it may be stated with 

 pleasure, Mr. Lyman has recently resolved to enter, in connection with Mr. 

 Halsey, the Corresponding Secretary of the New-fork Hort. Soc. 



D. 

 LETTERS 



FROM DR. PASCALIS, ON THE CULTURE OP SILK. 



" REV. J. F. SCHROEDER, 



" Dear Sir, 



" The culture of the Mulberry tree is to be entrusted to 

 the Horticulturists of our City and State; and as an inducement to serve the 

 publick, in promoting its extension, and the most genuine crops, it is interest- 

 ing to consider its beneficial results." 



" One ounce of Mulberry seed, well raised, gives 16,000 trees. Ten 

 trees, after three years nursery, a-e sufficient to feed one ounce of eggs, that 

 is 40,000 cocoons. These cocoons, at sixteen to the ounce, will afford 136 

 pounds and a fraction of raw silk, which, at 2 oz. of reeled silk per pound, 

 make a little more than 191bs. of perfect silk, (from ten trees and one ounce 



of eggs,) which are worth 114 dollars in that genuine state." 



" The possible income from one ounce of seed being 16,000 trees, is or may be 

 equal to $182,400; and that from one pound of the same seed $2,918,400." 

 " Very respectfully, dear Sir, 

 Your ob't serv't, 



FELIX PASCALIS." 



Silk may be raised with advantage, throughout the Union. The culture 

 of it, in this country, commenced at a very remote period. As early as the 

 year 1623, it commanded attention in VIRGINIA; in 1656, it was encouraged 

 by the government with rewards, and the planting of the mulberry was at 

 the same time required by penalties. 



