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be necefTary in warmer climates, and fuch 

 countries as fome of our colonies, where it 

 may be accounted a native of the foil j a 

 perfon's own judgment will here direft him 

 in the variation he ought to make in raifmg 

 • plantations. 



Since therefore the mulberry-tree is the 

 fole fubfiftence of the filk worms, it is a 

 vain thing to attempt breeding them, with- 

 out having plenty of trees ; and the nearer 

 and more convenient thefe trees are for 

 gathering the leaves, fo much the fewer 

 hands will they require, and the leaves not 

 being carried far, will be fo much the 

 better i and befide, upon any unforefeen 

 deficiency of food, or any appearance of 

 rainy w^eather, you will be able readily to 

 fupply yourfelfj and thefe are circum- 

 llances of no fmall moment. 



I mull: acquaint the reader, that great part 

 of the method which follows for raifmg 

 mulberry-trees, is drawn from fome of the 

 beft authors which have wrote on that 

 fubjeft for the climate of France -, to which 

 however I have added whatever I have 

 met with, which feem'd ufeful, in other 

 v/riters, and fome things which were de- 

 duced from my ov\'n experience -, nor have 



I omit- 



