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MONOECIA TETHANDRIA 



Fruit compressed, smooth, obliquely orbicular-ovate, with the style deflected 

 along one margin. 



Hab. Miry, shaded grounds; along streams: frequent. Fi July— Aug. /V Sept. 

 Obs. This species is said to afiord a strong fibre, which may be substituted for 

 Uemp. The U. divarUala, of my Catalogue, I believe to be nothing more than a 

 variety of this ; and I am not sure the remark may not be made general. I find 

 also, that what I had formerly taken for U.proccra, is neither more nor less than 

 JJoehmeria cyiindrica! hour or five additional species are enumerated in the 

 U. States. 



421. MORUS. L. J\*,<tt. Gen. 743. 

 [Greek, Morea, the Mulberry: or Celtic, Mor, black; in allusion to the fruit.] 



Flowers in cyliiulric spikes, «ometimes dioicous. Staminate Fl, in 

 loose spikes. Perianth 4-parted. Pistillate Fl. in dense spikes. 

 Perianth 4-parted ; segments concave, becoming baccate. Ovary 

 superior ; styles 2. Nut small, compressed, ovate, covered by the suc- 

 culent perianth. 



Trees: lactescent; leaves alternate, stipular; flowers in small axillary pedun- 

 culate spikes, the pistillate ones becoming baccate. Nat. Ord. 80. Lindl. Arto- 



CARI'EjE. 



1. M. rubra. L. Leaves cordate-ovate, or palmate-lobed, acuminate, 

 serrate, scabrous above, pubescent beneath ; flowers sub-dioicous ; fruit 

 dark purple. Beck, Hot. p. 316. Icon, Mx. f. Sylva, 3. tab. 116. 

 Red Morus. Vulgo — Red Mulberry, 



Stem 10 to 20 or 30 feet high, and 12 to 20 inches in diameter, with numerous 

 spreading branches at summit. Leaves 3 to 6 or 7 inches long, and 2 to 4 or 5 

 inches wide, mose or less cordate (on young plants often palmate-lobed, and very 

 scabrous above), dentate-serrate, with an entire acumination, more or less scab- 

 rous above, softly and, while young, somewhat hoary-pubescent beneath, especi- 

 ally along the nerves; petioles half an inch to an inch and half long, flattish, 

 striate, pubescent, with linear membranaceous pubescent caducous stipules at 

 base. Flowers greenish, small, numerous, in axillary pedunculate ament-likc 

 spikes, often dioicous, but not unfrequently the fertile spikes are androgynous. 

 Staminate spikes 1 to near 2 inches long, rather loose, on common peduncles half 

 an inch to 3 quarters in length. Pistillate spikes more densely flowered, about an 

 inch long, and near half an inch in diameter when mature,— the perianth of the 

 florets becoming thick and fleshy, forming an oblong terete compound berry, 

 which is juicy, dark purple, and pleasantly esculent; common peduncle 1 fourth 

 to half an inch long. 



IIab. Rich woodlands; fence-rows, &c. frequent. /V.May. Fr. June— July. 



06s. The wood of this species is exceedingly durable, and highly valued for 

 making posts, Jcc. The leaves have been successfully used for feeding Silk-worms ; 

 but the product is said not to be so fine as that afforded by the White Mulberry. 

 The fruit is more admired than that of any other species. 



2. M. alba, L. Leaves obliquely cordate-ovate, and sub-lobcd, acute, 

 or sub-acuminate, serrate, smoothish, shining ; fruit mostly whitish. 

 Beck, But. p. 316. 



White Morus. Vulgo — White Mulberry. 



Galtici— Murier blauc* Germ.— Der Maulbeerbaum. ffi*p.— MordK 



