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ON THE CULTIVATION OF THE MULBERRY 

 TREE. 



FROM all we have above narrated, it is quite 

 evident, that the first step towards the successful 

 propagation of the Silk Worm, is the extensive 

 cultivation of the mulberry tree. It is the Morut 

 of botanists, a genus of the order Tetrandria, of 

 which there are seven distinct specie*, namely, 

 the Nigra, or black fruited ; the Alba, or white 

 fruited ; the Rubra, or red Virginian ; the Tartarica, 

 or Tartarian ; the Papyfera, or paper mulberry of 

 Japan, from which paper is manufactured in that 

 country, now successfully used in France for feeding 

 Silk Worms. The Tinctoria and Indica are not 

 used for feeding Silk Worms. 



All the species of mulberry are hardy and easily 

 cultivated, and naturalized in any climate. They are 

 rapid in their growth, and abundant in their foliage. 



For cold climates it has been found that the black 

 is the best adapted ; and, besides, it has another 

 advantage, that of producing nearly double the 

 quantity of leaves to those of other species. Although 



