32 THE MULBERRY TREE. 



be governed by the same rules as for the White Mul- 

 berry dry sandy or loamy soil ; except in regard to 

 its fertility. To keep a plant under the complete con- 

 trol of the cultivator, and grow or not grow at his 

 bidding, it must be set in soil where it will not grow 

 at all without the aid of manure and cultivation. 



Select then a soil too barren to make the plant 

 grow at all, or, at any rate, very slowly, and by the 

 application of manure and frequent hoeing, force its 

 growth as fast as possible till the first or middle of 

 August. At the time you wish to stop its growth, 

 cease hoeing it, and, if the fertilizing properties of the 

 manure are exhausted, it will stop as a matter of 

 course, and commence hardening ; and by the time 

 of severe frosts, will be in a state of maturity to with- 

 stand them. A little experience will enable the cul- 

 tivator to select the most suitable kind of manure and 

 proportion it to the object he has in view. 



The Multicaulis is of easy propagation either by 

 engrafting or budding on White Mmulberry stocks, or 

 by cuttings and layers. Some nurserymen suppose 

 it will endure the winter better on White stocks than 

 on its own roots ; but this must be determined by 

 further experiments. 



Persons unacquainted with the cultivation of the 

 Multicaulis are not aware of the extent to which they 

 may be multiplied in a single season. In order to 

 chow the number that may be produced from a sin- 

 gle tree, we would refer the reader to the result of 

 an experiment by Mr. Bestor, of Suffield, the present 

 year. He laid down the branches of two plants and 

 thereby produced two hundred and two, in addition to 

 the original plants. This is, however, a very extra- 

 ordinary increase ; but they may be rapidly multiple 

 ed with a very little trouble. 



