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ON THE CULTIVATION OF THE 

 MULBERRY-TREE. 



From all we have above narrated, it is quite 

 evident, that the first step towards the successful 

 propagation of the Silkwomi, is the extensive 

 cultivation of the mulberry-tree. It is the Morus 

 of botanists, — a genus of the order Tetrandria, of 

 which there are seven distinct species, namely, — 

 the Nigra, or black fruited; the Alba, or white 

 fruited; the 7f«im,orred Virginian; the Tartar ica, 

 or Tartarian ; the Papyfera, or paper iinilberry of 

 Japan, from which paper is manufactured in that 

 country, — now successfully used in France for feed- 

 ing Silkwoi-ms. The Tinctoria and Indica are 

 not used for feeding Silkworms. 



All the species of mulberry are hardy, and easily 

 cultivated and naturalized in any climate. They 

 are rapid in their growth, and abundant in their 

 fuliase. 



