it Hot being natural to grow tall or form any 

 trunk properly so called ; they can be placed very 

 near without an injurious effect; and by heading 

 down the stalks annually near the ground, a rich 

 vegetation is produced, with a complete develop- 

 ment of vigorous branches and leaves ; and final- 

 ly it is easy to multiply them by thousands from 

 the roots in the course of a year, and to form vast 

 and regular plantations of them the second. But 

 a few years then are sufficient to obtain consider- 

 able fields of them in full vigor, sufficient to sup- 

 port an immense quantity of silk worms, and that 

 with the greatest facility, as they are reproduced 

 in a manner almost indefinite. * * * Regular 

 plantations of it can be formed without difficulty, 

 by planting the shrubs at a distance of six or 

 eight feet from each other, a space sufficient for 

 the extension of the branches, to facilitate the 

 culture and for collecting the leaves. This last 

 operation is so much facilitated by the flexibili- 

 ty of the stalks, that a child is sufficient for 

 furnishing the food of a large establishment of 

 silk worms. 



CLIMATE, SOIL, &c. * * * "This species 

 will be readily acclimated in Europe ; because it 

 originated in an analogous region as to climate, to 

 that which we inhabit. It appears not to suffer 

 from the excessive cold of the northern, or the in- 

 tense heat of the intertropical regions ; for the 

 plants deposited in the gardens of the govern- 

 ment at Cayenne, acquired in the space of eight 

 months a truly remarkable development, and at 

 the time of our departure from that colony, in 

 June, 1328, they were clothed with leaves of an 

 extraordinary size. Those also which we culti- 

 vated at Senegal, although situated under a dry 

 and scorching sun, and planted in an arid soil, of- 

 fered an appearance sufficiently satisfactory, but 

 they had acquired less development in all respects, 

 than those which have vegetated under the humid 

 climate of Guiana. It appears expedient then, 

 that plantations of this mulberry should be made 

 upon a humid rather than a dry soil, to obtain in 

 all respects a satisfactory result.* 



* * * * " Besides, this mulberry braves the 

 most vigorous winters. We saw on our arrival 

 atHavre, in July last, in the field of M. A. Eyries, 

 plants, which had endured, in the open ground, 

 the winter of 1828, and which appeared vigorous 

 and beautiful." Thus far M. Perrottet. 



On this last and other points, let us now hear 

 the testimony of M. Poiteau in the AnnaUs 

 d? Horticulture, 1830. 



"By the information which we receive from all 

 quarters, it appears, that this mulberry is destined 

 to replace the common white mulberry, every- 

 where, for nourishing silk worms ; its property of 



*[Thisis contrary to the present experience so 

 far as the quality of the silk is concerned. Ed. 

 Farmer and Gardener.] 



continuing low and bushy, so that the leaves can 

 always be gathered without a ladder; and the 

 large size, abundance, and tenderness of the leaves 

 cannot fail to give it a decided preference. It has 

 been sufficiently ascertained, that they are eaten 

 with avidity by the silk worms, and that the silk 

 which they form is of the first quality. This 

 mulberry has not suffered in the least from the 

 rigors of the last severe winter. 



"The zealous traveller, who has given to 

 France, America, and Africa, this precious plant, 

 has acquired a just claim to public gratitude, and 

 it is not only easy, but proper, to give him at this 

 time a proof of it, by affixing his name to the 

 tree which has given him celebrity, and which 

 will contribute so much to the prosperity of 

 French industry." * * * Note to the Perrottet 

 Mulberry, (Morus Multicaulis.} 



M. Audibert is also decidedly of the opinion 

 that the best mode of cultivating the Morus Mul- 

 ticaulis, for the support of silk worms, is in hed- 

 ges with low stock. M. Barthere of Toulous in 

 the South of France, who has considerably ex- 

 tended their cultivation, fully coincides in the 

 same opinion ; and is confident that in grounds 

 and vineyards which could hardly give two per 

 cent, this tree will now ensure ten per cent. 



This tree, according to M. Perrottet and Dr. 

 Deslongchamps, is easily propagated either by 

 layers, by cuttings, or even by cuttings of a single 

 eye, placed beneath the surface and shaded from 

 the noonday sun. 



The experiments instituted at Paris by Dr. Des- 

 longchamps, have confirmed all that had been pre- 

 viously asserted respecting the quality of the silk 

 produced by this plant ; he has further stated that 

 the cocoons, made by the worms fed only on this 

 plant, are even rather heavier. 



Dr. Felix Pascalis in an article in Silliman's 

 Journal of Science for July, 1830, after informing 

 us that in the preceding March he had received 

 two plants of this mulberry from France, has ad- 

 ded "After the discovery of this plant, a doubt 

 no longer exists, that two crops of silk may be 

 raised in a single season." 



At Madam Parmentier's Horticultural establish- 

 ment, two crops of silk were produced in the 

 summer of 1832. The first were fed promiscu- 

 ously on the Morus Multicaulis, Morus Mba, 

 and other mulberries. The cocoons thus produc- 

 ed were about two-thirds white and the remain- 

 der of an orange color. A suitable portion of 

 these cocoons were collected for seed, having no 

 regard to color: These being subjected to the 

 hatching process, produced a second crop the 

 30th July. These last were fed exclusively on 

 the Morus Multicaulis : they passed through the 

 different stages of their larva existence in the short 

 space of 26 days. The cocoons which were ob- 

 tained from this second crop were of a much lar- 

 ger size than those of the first crop, but what is of 



