416 Present State of Gar defiing in Sweden, 



remnants which still exist of its former encouragement. 

 Among these remnants, the culture of the noble fruits, as of 

 pine-apples, peaches, apricots, in the greater gardens of 

 Scania, is so extensive, that a surplus, not consumed by the 

 families in the possession of the gardens, is every year offered 

 at the markets of the neighbouring towns, often in greater 

 quantities than can be sold. 



A branch of gardening, which was highly encouraged 

 during the period when that art was at its zenith, was the 

 culture of the white mulberry tree for feeding silkworms. 

 The party above alluded to under the name of " Hats" 

 made the most strenuous efforts to introduce this species of 

 industry in Sweden. Many thousand trees were planted in 

 Lund ; silkworms were bred in great quantities, and the silk 

 produced was found excellent for fabricating the different 

 articles usually manufactured from it; the culture had, in- 

 deed, every prospect of success to a very great extent, when, 

 in a moment, the party called the " Bonnets," making them- 

 selves masters of the helm, struck this as well as all the 

 other efforts of national industry with destruction and death. 

 The mulberry trees were not even permitted to remain in the 

 ground, where already an Italian landscape was extending 

 itself before the eyes of the wondering travellei' ; they were, 

 in a Vandalic manner, eradicated, to make room for corn, 

 and the few left were only those in the botanic garden and in 

 private plantations. These still remain, and bear witness to 

 the union, in the former party, of widely extended views for 

 encouraging articles of commerce and industry, to increase 

 the power and resources of the nation, with a kind and bene- 

 volent wish to promote the happiness and prosperity of the 

 people. At a later period, the culture of the mulberry tree 

 has been renewed under high protection ; and if these trees 

 can be made to prosper in Scania, the only province where 

 they can thrive without being exposed to the dangers of 

 severe winters and late springs, we hope they may be grown 

 with success, provided the establishments connected with 

 them be combined with other public institutions, and pro- 

 tected by judicious laws. 



The good intentions for promoting gardening, which you 

 have attributed, in your Encyclopcedia, to the " Swedish 

 nobility," or, more correctly speaking, to the Swedish pro- 

 prietors (the ground in our country being equally open to 

 nobility and other citizens), have lately been partly carried 

 into execution, through horticultural associations (one for the 

 northern and the other for the southern provinces), which 

 have been established, and encouraged with the utmost zeal. 

 The crown prince of Sweden, being the Chancellor of the Uni- 



