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England. It is a regular bearer; and the 

 gardener assured me that he gathered more 

 than eighty quarts a week during the season. 



It is observed in Evelyn's Sylva, that this 

 tree possesses the peculiar property of breed- 

 ing no vermin, neither does it harbour any 

 caterpillar except the silk-worm. The fruit, 

 when ripe, stains the hands; but when un- 

 ripe, is a good cleanser. 



It is one of the latest trees to blossom, and 

 one of the earliest to ripen its fruit ; which, 

 when ripe, is of a cooling aperient nature, but 

 quite of an opposite quality when unripe, 

 being a strong astringent; and it has been 

 already observed to harbour no insects, yet it 

 is the peculiar food of a voracious worm. 



The root of the mulberry-tree has an acrid 

 bitter taste; it is powerful in its effects; and 

 has been used with great advantage against 

 worms, particularly the tape- worm. The juice 

 of this fruit, mixed with cider, is esteemed 

 the best of all the English vinous liquors. 



Miller mentions eight varieties of this 

 agreeable fruit; which appears to be again 

 duty appreciated at the dessert, as I find it is 

 cultivated in a hothouse belonging to T. A. 

 Knight, Esq., who, I believe, is the first per- 

 son that has attempted to force this excellent 

 berry. In the garden of Thos. Wm. Coke, Esq. 



