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placed 6 in. apart, shoots were directed from the horizontal 

 branches up each stake. The trees being 4 ft. distant, 

 each consequently had eight upright branches ; these were 

 selected in the spring, all others being displaced. With few 

 exceptions, all the stakes were furnished with shoots ; and in 

 the second summer many of them reached the top, which 

 was full 5 ft. in height. The third summer after planting, the 

 trellis was ^ completely covered, and the trees yielded a very 

 fair crop of fruit. 



For the two last years they have continued to bear plentiful 

 crops : pains are taken to thin the fruit regularly, by which means 

 the greatest number, and those of inferior size, serve for kitchen 

 uses ; and the superiors are forwarded to high perfection. The 

 wood trellis has since been replaced by a light one of iron 

 wire, sufficiently substantial to support the trees ; the whole 

 having a light and remarkably neat appearance. Besides the 

 orderly look of this trellis in a garden, and the saving of ground 

 for other useful purposes, I am convinced the crop is equally 

 abundant, and certainly of a superior quality. 



I am, Sir, yours, &c. 

 Merly Gardens, May 15. 1827. W. Wilson. 



Art. XXI. A certain and expeditious Method of raising Mulberry 

 Trees. By Superficial. 



Sir, 



Observing in your Magazine (Vol. III. p. 217.) an article 

 on the quickest and most certain mode of raising the Mulberry 

 tree, permit me to add a few facts, which I think curious, 

 and to refer those who have doubts of my account, to the spe- 

 cimens actually growing at this time, as sufficient proof 



We are all delighted with the fruit ; but we Cockney gar- 

 deners, especially, are deterred from planting, for three strong 

 reasons ; viz. the expense of the trees, the chance of failure, and 

 the time they take before they get into bearing. I have heard 

 the phrase used, " you are going to plant for your grand- 

 children," when I talked of planting a mulberry ; but, so far 

 from this being the case, and from the facts I am about to 

 state to you, no one need be afraid of obtaining a young fruit- 

 ful tree in a very few years. The history of this new discovery 

 is shortly this : — Walking in the garden of Mr. Keene, malt- 

 ster. Paradise Street, Lambeth, about three summers ago, I 

 was surprised to see a mulberry tree open in its growth, and 



