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extreme ends only being left out ; many branches will 

 require a hook to keep them down to their places. 

 After the branch is covered with fresh earth, pressed 

 down to it, the operation is done. 



The result of having young layers fixed in this man- 

 ner, will be that nearly every eye will produce a tree, 

 with plenty of roots, if they are in a good mulberry 

 soil, and kept with sufficient moisture. I would recom- 

 mend to have that operation done early, say in Febru- 

 ary, although it could be done after that time. In the 

 following fall you take them up, and with your prun- 

 ing shears separate the trees, and you will be aston- 

 ished at the quantity produced in that way ; then we 

 will soon have enough mulberry trees to plant the State 

 all over, by these different modes of propagating. 



Everything considered, it is my opinion that we have 

 no other tree so easily propagated in California as the 

 mulberry. Then we have no reason to look for any 

 substitute, as it is well established and demonstrated 

 that it is the very best and most natural food of the 

 silkworm ; besides, the fact is also well demonstrated 

 by nature, as no insect can live upon its leaves, but 

 the silkworm. 



