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Then I would advise those that are in a locality where 

 there is no frost, to sow some time in January or hoirin- 

 ning of February, so that the young trees may be 1 

 efited by the rains ; they will then make a fine growth 

 through the season. And to those who live in a locality 

 subject to frost, I would say : sow in the spring when 

 the frost is over ; but it will then require close attention 

 to keep your rows sufficiently sprinkled till they are a 

 few inches high ; but as January and February are the 

 best months in which to sow the seed in order to have 

 good trees through the season, it can be done in our 

 frosty localities. But now that you know the danger, 

 you understand very well that it is necessary to pro- 

 tect the young plants coming out against the frost. 

 We have such light frosts here, in this country, that 

 they are only dangerous for very young seedling trees 

 at the time they are coming out and very tender, be- 

 cause when they are five or six inches high, the frost 

 never injures the trees any more. 



When your young trees are coming out, you must 

 hoe with care between the rows and weed carefully 

 during summer ; thin them out where needed, and, if 

 your seedlings have been well taken care of, you will 

 have in the fall fine young trees that you can transplant 

 where they are to grow. 



Second, HY CUTTINGS. This is the best and surest 

 way to propagate the mulberry, because they are not 

 subject here to be injured by frost, or hot sun, or any- 

 thing else. In this way you can propagate more largely 

 the best varieties of mulberry, whereas by seed you 



