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one; therefore it fhould be try'd whether* 

 they cannot be fhaken on a coarfe woollen 

 cloath, not by climbing on the tree, but 

 by placing a forked pole againft the branch, 

 and fhaking it gently, fo that only thofe 

 which are ripe may fall ; and in this way 

 perhaps fufficient quantities might be col- 

 lected from a good number of trees, and 

 prefs'd every day as they were gathered, 

 fo as to make good wine. 



Mulberries afford a great quantity of 

 very rich juice, it jftalns the hands much, 

 and will not come off with foap and water, 

 but any acid, fuch as vinegar, lemon, or 

 forrel immediately difcharges it j the pulp 

 which remains after prelling may be pre- 

 ferved to raife feedlings. 



I mufl not omit mentioning, that the 

 mulberry-tree, by being planted againft a 

 wall, may be made to ripen its fruit in 

 very cold climates, and that one or two 

 trees are very fufficient to furnifh table 

 fruit, which, as it doth not ripen all at 

 once, will often continue to afford a frefh 

 fupply every day, during the fpace of fix 

 weeks. 



Many of the obfervations made here 

 concerning the mulberry, may be apply'd 



to 



