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quantities of fruit during three or four months of the 

 year, which is excellent for hogs and poultry. Every 

 farmer would find an orchard of this fruit a profitable 

 investment. 



LIST OF VARIETIES. 

 BLACK ENGLISH. 



The best black, hardy and prolific, growth rather slow* 



DOWNINGS. 



Flesh rich, subacid ; tree a rapid grower, not so prolific 

 as Hicks. 



HICKS. 



Flesh sweet and insipid ; tree a fine grower and bears 

 large crops for three or four months in the year. 

 RUSSIAN. 



Large ]et black, fine flavor, commences to fruit when 

 two years old. A very pretty rapid growing tree. 

 STUBBS. 

 A new variety ; fruit large and of good quality. 

 WHITE MULBERRY. 



: The best variety for silk worms. 



