top ends of some brandies have been killed." 

 In the lower part of Virginia, where some of the 

 JVforu* Multicaulis have been introduced, we 

 have understood they were killed to the ground. 

 In the vicinity of Baltimore they shared a 

 similar fate. But it is a fact worthy of being 

 borne in mind of being well considered, that, 

 in every instance where they were killed to the 

 ground, the Morus Multicaulis snooted forth 

 with the earliest vegetation of the spring, and 

 grew most vigorously. We passed through a 

 nursery of two thousand of them in the early 

 part of September, that had been killed to the 

 ground last winter, which were then about 8 feet 

 high, bearing a most luxuriant crop of the most 

 beautiful, broad) and silky leaves, from the earth 

 to the very verge of their topmost shoots, and 

 presenting at a short distance the appearance of 

 a dense and inseparable body of the most attrac- 

 tive foliage we ever beheld. We have been the 

 more minute in our notice of this variety of the 

 Mulberry, because of the deep interest which 

 has been awakened, in every part of the country, 

 to the importance of the silk culture, and of the 

 character for superiority, over every other of the 

 same family, as food for worms, so universally 

 conceded to it by every one. To those who 

 may enter into the business extensively, where 

 labor is a primary object, the leaf of this tree, 

 does, most certainly, possess an advantage of im- 

 mense value ; having no coarse fibres, the worm 

 consumes the whole of it, leaving no offal what- 

 ever, whereas the leaves of the White Mulber- 

 ry have at least one-third, in stems and gross fi- 

 bres, that cannot be consumed ; which is, of itself, 

 equal to one-third the labor in the gathering ol 

 the leaves and feeding the worms an object o! 

 great moment, as we have before remarked, with 

 those extensively engaged in the culture : but it is 

 said that wortns fed upon the leaves of the Mo- 

 rus Multicaulis afford a better silk than those 

 fed on the leaves of the Morus Alba, the White 

 Italian; that it ia more elastic and of richer 

 texture ; if these be facts, and we do not pretent 

 to gainsay them, they are strong : and indeed, when 

 taken in connection with the saving- in food 

 insurmountable arguments in its favor. We hav 

 however seen Italian silk made from worms fe 

 from the White Italian Mulberry, incomparablj 

 superior to any China silk we ever beheld; in 

 saying this, we would not wish to be under 

 stood as in the least desiring to undervalue th 

 intrinsic excellence of the Morus Multicaulis 

 for our opinion is most decidedly in its favor. I 

 it can be made to accommodate itself to our se 

 vere frosts, there can be no two opinions enter 

 tained as to its superiority ; and that it may b 

 so accommodated, we are equally sanguine. Th 

 nursery of which we have just been speaking a 

 containing two thousand trees, which were frost 

 ed to the earth last winter, is situated in a ric 



sandy-loam bottom, too moist r we think, for 

 the more delicate exotics, and this we believe, 

 is one great reason why the ravages of the frost 

 were so universal with this interesting Chinese 

 stranger. And if \ve are right in our conjecture,a 

 remedy is of easy application : nothing more be- 

 ing necessary than the transplantation of all Mul- 

 berry orchards upon hi'l sides,well protected from- 

 the bleak winds of winter, either by woods or 

 board fences and we need scarcely remark, that 

 the soil should be dry, sandy, stony, or gravelly 

 of this, however, we shall speak more fully in ano- 

 ther place. While we aie upon this particular 

 branch of our subject, we would suggest that all 

 ifficulties with respect to the cultivation of the 

 Morus Multicaulis might be obviated by plant- 

 ng a portion of each orchard with the White 

 la/ian Mulberry. Thus would each culturist 

 ie ensured in a supply of leaves from the latter 

 under any adverse circumstances which might 

 >ccur. The probability is, from all past experi- 

 nce, and particularly during the last winter, that 

 he roots of the Morus Multicaulis will survive 

 any destruction of its branches from cold, and 

 as it springs up freely in the spring, it would on- 

 y be necessary to secure a supply of leaves un- 

 il the new shoots would be sufficiently matured 

 o be deprived of their foliage, without endan- 

 gering the roots. This could be readily effected 

 through hedges of the Morus Alba. By such an 

 arrangement, all apprehension of evil conse 

 qnences from the destruction of the former would 

 be obviated. If the Morus Multicauhs were 

 not killed, the early, as well as subsequent feed- 

 ing could be carried on from it ; if killed, the Mo- 

 rus Alba would come into supply its place un- 

 til the new vegetation of the Chinese justified 

 food being gatherered from it, so that, in either 

 event, the supply of leaves would be secured. 

 We might here be content; but in order that 

 every possible light may be thrown upon this 

 part of the question, one, indeed, involving so ma- 

 ny considerations of moment to the future pros- 

 perity of the culture, we copy the following ar- 

 ticle entire from Kendrick's Orchardist edition 

 1833, page 2*6 to 291. 



MORUS MULTICAUI.IS. 



A tree of ornament from China A fruit tree 

 a new and most valuable species of Mulberry, 

 for the nourishment of the silk worm, which is 

 represented, as possessing such decided superiori- 

 ty over all others, as to be speedily substituted 

 for them in every region of the globe. 



This tree has not yet to my knowledge borne 

 fruit in America. It was even unknown in Eu- 

 rope as a fruit tree, till in 1830, for the first time, 

 it produced its fruit in France. The fruit, ac- 

 cording to M. Audibert, was produced in great a- 

 bundance ; it was long, black, and of sufficiently 

 beautiful appearance ; its taste very good, having 

 a taste intermediate between the red and black 



