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1. MOULTS, Toura. Mulberry. 



Gr. Morus, the ancient mme. 



'Flowers monoecious or dioecious ; the two kinds in sepa- 

 rate axillary anient like spikes. Calyx 4-parted, the sepals 

 ovate. Stamens 4 : FILAMENTS elastically expanding. 

 Ovary 2-oelled, one of the cells smaller and disappearing.: 

 styles filiform, stigmatic down the inside. Aciienium 

 ovate, compressed, covered by the succulent berry-like calyx, 

 the whole fertile spike thus becoming a compressed berry. — 

 TreeSf with milky juice, alternate mostly lobed leaves and in- 

 conspicuous flowers. 



V. RT. -rubra, L. Red Mulberry. 



Leaves heart-ovate, serrate, rough above, downy beneath, pciatcd, sometime! 

 variously lobed; flavin often dioecious; fruit dark purple. 



Rich woods, common, tiny; fruit iu July. A small spreading tree, covered 

 with a grayish uiuch broken and farrowed bark. Leaves I to b inches long, 73 as 

 wki^, .ntire or divided into lubes, thick, dark green. JJerriti compounded of a 

 gr^at number of small one--., of an agreeable acid tiaver. 



2. M. ALBA, L. White Mulberry. 



Leaves obligujly heart-ovate, acute, serrate, sonutimes lobed, smooth and sbi- 

 niu^ ; fruit whitish. 



Naturalized near houses. A small troe, native of Cbina. Leaves 2 to 4 iaohes 

 long, % as wide, acute, petiolate. flowers green, in small, roundish spikes or 

 heads. This and the variety mulUcuutis are cultivated for feeding «silkvvonu.i. 



3. M. NIGRA, L. Black Mulberry. 



Leaves scabrous, cordate, ovate or lobed, obtuse, unequally serrate : fertile spikts 

 oval. — Native of Persia, cultivated for ornament. Frail dark red or blackisb, of 

 an aromatic acid .flavor. 



2. BROUSSONETIA, L'Her. 



In honor of P. _Y. Broussonct, a distinguisbed Trencb naturalist 



Flowers polygamous, in cylindric aments. Calyx 4- 

 parted. Pistillate aments globose; receptacle cylin- 

 dric-club-shapcd, compound ; calyx 3 to4-toothed, tubular. 

 Ovaries becoming fleshy, club-shaped, prominent. Style 

 lateral. Seeds 1, covered by the calyx. — Trees, native of 

 Japan. 



li. TAPYRIFERA, L. Paper Mulberry. 



■Leaves of the younger tree, roundish-ovate, acuminate, mostly undivided, of th« 

 adult tree 3-lobed; fruit bispid.— A fine hardy tree, often cultivated, witb a low- 

 bushy head, large, light green, downy leaves, and dark red fruit souu'wbat lurg%r 

 4han peas, covered with long purple hairs. 



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