CHAPTER XXX. 



THE MULBERRY. 



The mulberry is a deciduous fruit tree, cultivated^to a 

 considerable extent in some sections of the Southern 

 States. The trees are propagated by grafting and from 

 seeds or cuttings. Stocks are sometimes obtained by 



Fig. 107. 



planting seeds of the white mulberry, but the best stocks 

 can be had by planting cuttings of the variety known as 

 Moras Multicaulis. The Hicks and Downing ever-bear- 

 ing are the most popular kinds. They bear immense 

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