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FAMILIAR TREES AND THEIR LEAVES. 



near the Catskill Mountains. The wood of the mul- 

 berry is yellowish, and durable in contact with the 

 ground. The trees all have milky juice. 



The black mulberry {Moras nigra), another native 

 of Asia, has large, dull, dark -green leaves tapering 

 into a sharp point, rather rough above, usually not 

 lobed (divided), fine-toothed, and evenly balanced on 

 either side of the stem. The fruit is large and sweet, 

 purple-black in color, and double the size of the red 

 mulberry; it is much esteemed in Europe. The 

 tree, however, is rarely cultivated in this country, 



and it is barely hardy above 

 42° north latitude. It 

 grows to a height of 

 from 20 to 30 feet. 



The pa- 



PftDfiT 



Mulberry. P er mul " 

 Broussonetia berry is 



„ „ lh ., ^W'^™- cultivated 



Paper Mulberry. 



from Xew York 

 southward as a shade tree ; its leaves are very hairy 

 above, downy beneath, round-toothed, and in young 

 trees divided, but in old trees somewhat heart-shaped 

 and rarely divided. The club-shaped fruit, ripe in 

 August, is dark red, sweet, and insipid. The tree 

 grows 25 feet or so high, with branches which hang 

 low. It comes from Japan. 



