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AMERICAN HOME GARDEN. 

 Fig. 221. 



a. Fertile branch, with fruit of natural size, and 

 leaf reduced nearly one half. 



acid flavor; but if permitted to 

 ripen fully, it becomes of a pe- 

 culiar flavored faint sweet, and is 

 good only for chickens. The 

 white varieties are still more sick- 

 ly flavored than the red. 



The Johnson Mulberry is an im- 

 proved seedling from Ohio. 



The European variety is larger and less elongated than the 

 American, and is by some esteemed for its flavor, but in this 

 respect it has similar defects. 



The trees, which form a fine shade, may be transferred from 

 the woods, or raised from seed or cuttings. 



b. Young branch, with its ament or 

 catkin, showing the stamens. 



