28 CULTIVATION OF THE MULBERRY. 



The Emperor Hien-teoifg, who ascended the throne in 

 the year 806, ordered all the inhabitants of the country to 

 plant two feet with mulberries in each acre of ground. 

 [Annals of the dynasty of T/iang ; life of the Emperor 

 Hien-tsong.~\ 



The first Emperor of the dynasty of Song (who com- 

 menced to reign in the year 960) promulgated a decree 

 to prevent the mulberry and jujube trees from being de- 

 stroyed. (The leaves of that tree may serve to feed the silk 

 worms.) [History of the dynasty of Song.] 



An imperial decree says : 



If, among the people, men are found who grub up the 

 uncultivated ground, and plant a great quantity of mulberry 

 trees, only the ancient tax will be exacted from them. 

 [Extract from the same work.] 



DIFFERENT KINDS OF MULBERRY TREES. 



1st. The small mulberry trees (dwarf trees) have long 

 branches, called niu-sang (ladies' mulberry trees) and 

 i-sang. [Eul-ya Dictionary.] 



2nd. The yen-sang or chan-sang is the wild mulberry 

 tree, the mountain tree. [Same work.] 



3rd. The tseu-sang or seed mulberry tree ; its fruit 

 shoots out before its leaves. [Japanese Encyclopedia, book 

 LXXXIV, fol. 1. ] 



4th. The mulberry tree called khi-sang (that is to say, 



chicken mulberries) have leaves veined with red ; they are 



