never to hare been biought into culti\atiun l-i n t chi 

 says it IS a noble vine foliage very distinct Argen 

 t ne and Pansruaj 



1425 



P St Hate flower of 



Russian Mulberry 



LuHrged 



MORUS (the ancient Lit u i me) Lttclcee or 

 Moiihece. MuLBEERr. About 100 species o£ Mulberrj 

 have been described, but the latest monographer (Bu- 

 reau, DC. Prodr. 17:237 [1873|) reduces them to 5. 

 Some of the names are now referred to other genera. 

 Many of the names represent cultural foi-ms of M. alba. 

 Mulberries are grown as food for silkworms and for the 

 edible fruits. The silkworm Mulberry of history is M. 

 alba, and the fiuit b.aiiii^ Mull.. ii\ ..f l,i~t..rv is M. 



S am nate flower of 



Russian Mulberry 



Enlirged 



M.ulha th, \, « \ni.nca 

 The Miili.. 111. - ,!.■ tipp« 

 the Old .111.1 Ne« \\..il.l ' 

 monoecious flowers, b..tli - 

 axillary catkins, the :ii ^ 

 The calyx is 4 parted: -t . 

 inclosed in the calyx-loii. - 

 flower there is one ovary n i 

 lobes are adherent to the o 

 late flowe 



irmg 

 alba 



. also 

 The 

 ^.by 



1 ill. I 'III 11. 1 tor a 

 .11. .11 111 tli. s, lima and 

 111.1 111 the re.iring of 

 .w largely passed away 

 '(s gave rise to one va- 

 ns, the Downing. This 

 lie name has been pop- 

 id to a good variety of 



[iperate i 



iof 



1426. Fruit of 

 Morus alba. 



ies), Thorburn and Ti.. 

 and in some parts of tli - 

 are grown, particularh t). 

 the South f.iniis of tlie Ti.it 

 Hicks an.l Stul.bs These .- 

 hog pastures, as the annual 

 berry thrives m any garde 



gests a blacklierry in extern.il appear- 

 ance (Fig. 1420). 



In North America the Mulberry is 

 known chiefly as a fruit-bearing tree, 

 ilth.mgh It is never planted exten- 

 sn . I\ iii.i till- fruit is scarcely known 

 111 th. iiiuk. r. Two or three trees 

 il.. lit th.' Ii..iii.- grounds are suflicient 

 t.. ~.iiiiiil\ •' tamily. The fruits are 

 sweet and soft. To many people they 

 are too sweet. Because of their sweet 

 ness they are of little value for culi- 

 nary uses. They usually drop when 

 ripe. They are harvested by being 

 shaken on sheets or straw. Birds are 

 exceedingly fond of them. In the 

 East and North, varieties of il. alba 

 1^ the New Ameri- 

 ... I present nurser- 

 . il..- Pacifle coast 

 s of M. niiira- 

 I . I .11. In parts of 

 ti'/'ia are grown, as 

 uUar for planting in 

 hi' fruits. The Mul- 

 It does well even on 



are chi^tl 



gited 

 Now a 

 le 1 

 h 



gi tt 1 s 1) W 1 

 grafting is teif i 

 using cion which 



1033 



e For fruit 1 earing ^ur 

 tioni .0 to 40 feet ij-art 



re offshoots of M II i 

 reat hardiness to w tl land 



Thev are sef 1 f i 1 w 



e now mostly wci 

 One of the m t 

 ol slow F 11 



letli 1 



I I 1 t 1 ope 



t \ M 



1 tl e So ith Th. 

 prevent sprouting. 



buds removed 



I 1 efore they are planted with a long 



1 i.iMariety (see Fig. 941). The cut- 



^ IS I iiiiise, and the cion takes root of itself 



are raan\ Mulberries with ornamental forms, 

 e the most popular in America at present is 

 eeping, a chance seedling of the Russij 



1427 A method of Eraftine the Mulberry. 



a, the cion. b, matiix to receive cion; c, the graft tied; 



d, the graft waxed. 



berry tube. Wht n grafted several feet high on straight 



Ru-H 111 -t 1 1. .1 ..III- of the best of small weep- 



iii_M.\. 11 1 I I It originated on the grounds 



.il I, 111 I I . . , Mo., about 1883. Various 



,ut 1. .iM.i 1 1 ..f M nihn. are seen in fine 



(Fig. 1420)' IS 1.11. .1 1 1 ' t . .,t Mulber- 



ries is interestiii I m n on the 



same tree there m i i I. .mis, while 



different trees of 111 .i.i |. . n . Ii..w strong in- 

 dividual traits. The must stiikmg ■s.aiations are in the 

 lobing of the leaves. 



A. Lvs. moitly bright and glabrous above, and usually 



glossy. 



B. Style vnrii short or practically none. 



dlba, Linn. White Mulberrt. Figs. 1430, 1432 B. 



Lvs. light green, rather small, smooth or very nearly so 



'ath 



.■hiefly for feeding the silk 

 [. e along roadsides and in the 



