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variety as can be obtained in a limited space, such trees 

 should be selected as will not only be ornamental, but com- 

 bine some other charm, association, or interest. Among such 

 trees, we would by all means give the Osage orange a fore- 

 most place. It has the additional recommendation of being 

 a fine shade tree, and of producing an excellent and durable 

 wood. 



The stout growth and strong thorns of this tree, have been 

 thought indicative of its usefulness for the making of hedges; 

 a method of fencing, which sooner or later must be adopted in 

 many parts of this country: and from the experiments which 

 we have seen made with plants of the Osage orange, we 

 think it likely to answer a very valuable purpose; especially 

 in the middle and southern states. The Messrs. Landreths 

 of Philadelphia, have lately offered many thousands of them 

 to the public, at a low rate, and we hope to see the matter 

 fairly tested in various parts of the Union. 



A rich deep loam is the soil best adapted to the growth of 

 this tree; and as it is rather tender when young, (though quite 

 hardy when it attains considerable size,) it should, as far as 

 possible, be planted in a rather sheltered situation. A dry 

 soil is preferable, if it must be placed in a cold aspect, as all 

 plants not perfectly hardy are much injured by the late growth, 

 caused by an excess of moisture and consequent immature 

 state of the wood, which is unable to resist the effects of a 

 severe winter. 



The Mulberry Tree. Moms. 



Nat. Onl. Urticacese. Lin. Sijst. Monoecia, Tetrandria. 



The three principal species of the mulberry, are the common 

 Red American, the European Black, and the White mulber- 



