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country. Mr. Hentsch, Mr. Muller, myself, and others 

 acquainted with the silk culture, always thought that 

 the California climate was very favorable to such cul- 

 ture, but this surpasses all our expectations. There 

 s no disease among them ; I was afraid for the last 

 period, but the last has been like the others. Now 

 there will be a fine work for our ladies who should be 

 very proud to raise their own silk. There is no more 

 doubt about it ; we are in the very best silk-growing 

 country in the world. Yours truly, 



L. PREVOST. 



[From the California Farmer, Sep. 14, I860.] 

 SILK AND SILKWORMS. 



The triumph of the silkworm in California is now 

 complete. By the very handsome exhibition of cocoons, 

 floss silk, and reeled silk floss, together with the 

 silkworms at work, as shown by L. Prevost, Esq., from 

 San Jose, at the Mechanics' Fair, we think we can con- 

 fidently say, the triumph is complete. 



To Henry Hentsch, Esq., who imported the silk- 

 worm eggs, and to Monsieur Prevost, who has with .in- 

 defatigable zeal raised the mulberry tree, warmed into 

 life the eggs, and set the worm to work upon the leaves, 

 and finally carried on the work until the reeled silk is 

 before our eyes to these gentlemen great praise and 

 honor are due, and it is not too much to ask of our 



