produced from the two individuals, which we procured at 

 Manilla. 



* * * ' Among the number of mulberries, now culti- 

 Tated by the Chinese, for the education of silk worms, 

 the Moms Multicaulis appears to be the most esteemed 

 of all, not only for the facility with which it is propagated 

 and grows, but still more for the essentially nutritive pro- 

 perty which the leaves possess. We have been enabled 

 to verify this important fact during the five years which 

 we passed in Senegal.* * * The characters which essen- 

 tially distinguish this mulberry from the other varieties, 

 are those which result, 1st, from the remarkable property 

 which the roots possess of throwing up numerous small 

 flexible stalks, without forming a principal trunk ; 2d. 

 from the great length which these stalks assume in a very 

 short time; 3d, from the remarkable development which 

 the thin, tender, and soft leaves speedily acquire, and the 

 promptitude with which they are renewed.* * * And 4th 

 and lastly, from the extraordinary facility with which the 

 stalks and branches strike root, as cuttings, without par- 

 ticular care, even before they have acquired a ligneous 

 consistence. 



* * * ' Besides the advantages \vhich we have already 

 named, we may still add, that they are admirably calcu- 

 lated for forming regular plantations ; it not being natural 

 to grow tall or form any trunk properly so called ; they 

 can be placed very near without an injurious effect ; and 

 by heading down the stalks annually near the ground, a 

 rich vegetation is produced, with a complete development 

 of vigorous branches and leaves ; and finally it is easy to 

 multiply them by thousands from the roots in the course 



