
          New Plant Introductions, 1916-17.

Plate XI

Black Mulberry (Morus nigra), from Turkestan, S. P. I. No. 30330.

A variety of black mulberry ripening from early August to September in Chinese Turkestan, where it
is called the Shatoot or King mulberry.  Its extreme vigor, its productiveness, and the tart character 
of the fruit make it especially worthy of dissemination.  Very similar to the Bidwell mulberry.
Photographed (P518FS-C) at Chico, Cal., June 26, 1915. (Natural size.)
        