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secured to them close enough to prevent the fruit from 

 falling through. In showerv weather the hurdles can 

 be stood on one another, and covered from rain. 



The sorts of grapes generally grown in the south of 

 Europe for making raisins are — muscat of Alexandria 

 muscatel gordo bianco, larga of Malaga ("sun raisins ? '), 

 pance, or passe, and arignan of Provence. 



Bananas stripped of their skins and dried make a 

 most excellent and palatable addition to the dessert. 



Bottling and Canning fruits would also be a highly 

 remunerative industry connected with large orchards ; 

 but as the business requires more extensive appliances 

 than the space at command will permit us fully to de- 

 scribe, we must be content to direct attention to some 

 practical articles on the subject which appeared in the 

 Queenslaader newspaper on September 18th ; 1875, and 

 previously. 



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SERICULTURE. 



THE SILKWORM-(Bombyx Morus). 



The first step necessary on entering upon this en- 

 terprise, is obtaining a sufficient plantation of the best 

 sort of mulberry. The different kinds vary much in 

 quality, and those which are most rich in seric matter 

 should have the preference. The mulberry grows very 

 freely from cuttings, and may be propagated throughout 

 the spring and summer. The sorts recommended for 

 this purpose are the white mulberry (morus alba J, the 

 moretta (moras morettiana J, and the Manila ( moras 

 rnulticav.Hs J. The latter is particularly suitable for 

 growing in the form of a shrub : and it and the mor- 

 etto are best for the young worms, but the white for 

 feeding off with. The distance at which they are 



