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the fun cannot fliine on them, are bad for 

 the worms J fo alfo are all fpotted, blafted, 

 and yellow leaves j and thofe which are 

 upon fuckers, or other proud fiioots grow- 

 mg from the trunk or principal branches, 

 are only fit for newly hatched, or very 

 young worms. Therefore you may pull 

 all thefe forts at firft, through your whole 

 plaPitation, as long as they laft j and then 

 go regularly from tree to tree, as before di- 

 rected i but obferve that even the young 

 worms, if they had been ufed to feed on 

 firm leaves, would be kill'd by giving them 

 thofe which grew on fuckers ; fo that if 

 thefe are us'd, it mufl be at the firft. 



Some mulberry-trees are apt to have fuch 

 quantities of fruit, that it is difficult to 

 pull the leaves without having great quan- 

 tities of the berries mixed along with them ; 

 thefe, befides that they are faid to be hurtful 

 to the worms, will occafion a great quan- 

 tity of litter, and mouldinefs ; and will 

 oblige you to clean the flielves much often- 

 er than would other wife be neceli'ary: you 

 fhould rather therefore avoid pulling fuch 

 trees as are thus loaded with fruit, if you 

 have enough without them j or, if you are 

 obliged to ufe them, you fhould fcparate the 



berries. 



