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5. Morus V irgini ana y f alii s la~ 

 tijjimis fcabris, frudu rubro longiori. 

 Cat. Plant. Hort. The broad- 

 leav'd Virginian Mulberry, with 

 long red Fruit. 



6. Morus Virginienjis arbor , /o- 

 ti arboris injlar ramofa, foliis amflif- 

 Jirnis. Pluk. Pbyt. The large-leavM 



Virginian Mulberry, with blackifh 

 Shoots, fornewhat like thofe of the 

 Lote or Nettle-tree. 



The firft of thefe Sorts is very 

 common in moft Gardens, being 

 planted for the Delicacy of its Fruit : 

 it may be propagated by fowing 

 the Seeds, or by laying down the 

 tender Branches, which in two Years 

 will take Root, and may then be 

 tranfplanted into the Places where 

 they are to remain. Thofe Plants 

 which are propagated from Seeds are 

 commonly the molt vigorous, and 

 generally make the ftraiteft Stems : 

 but then there is a very great Hazard 

 of their being fruitful ; for it often 

 happens, that fuch Plants are, for 

 the moft part, of the Male Kind, 

 which produce Katkins, but feldom 

 have much Fruit ; for which Rea- 

 fon, thofe who are defirous to have 

 fruitful Trees, mould always propa- 

 gate them by Layers from fuch Trees 

 as produce plenty of good Fruit, 

 er choofe fuch as they have feen bear 

 in the Nurfery : but as the Trees 

 thus raifed are fubjeft to have crook- 

 ed unfightly Stems, there mould be 

 Care taken in the Choice of ftrait 

 Shoots to make Layers ; and when 

 they are tranfplanted out, they 

 fhould have ftrait Stakes fixed down 

 by each, to which they mould be 

 fafiened as the Shoot is extended, 

 until it comes to the Height you 

 defign the Stem ; then you may 

 fuffer the Branches to extend as 

 they are inclinable ; for this Tree 

 fhould not' be often prun'd ; but only 



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fuch Branches mould be cut off 

 which (hoot crofs, and bruife them- 

 felves by rubbing againft each other ; 

 and fuch as decay mould alfo be cut 

 off. 



This Tree delights in a light Soil, 

 not too wet, nor over -dry ; and 

 mould have an open Expofure ; for 

 if it be planted too near to other 

 Trees or Buildings, fo as to be (ha- 

 ded thereby, the Fruit feldom ripens 

 well ; tho', if they are planted in a 

 Situation where they may be de- 

 fended from the violent Weft and 

 South-weft Winds, which very often 

 blow down and deftroy great Quan- 

 tities of the Fruit, it will be of great 

 Advantage; but they mould always 

 be open to the Eaft and South-eaft 

 Sun, which is of great Service in dry- 

 ing up the Moifture which lodges 

 upon the Surface of their Leaves in 

 the Night ; and not only retards the 

 Fruit, but renders it ill-tafted and 

 watry. And as this Fruit continues 

 late in Autumn, where the Trees 

 are not well expofed to the Sun, the 

 Fruit will turn mouldy upon the 

 Trees, efpecially in damp Weather, 

 or in cool Nights. 



This Tree delights to grow in rich 

 light Earth, fuch as are the Kitchen - 

 gardens near London, where the Soil 

 is alfo deep ; in which Places there 

 are fome very large Trees, which 

 have been many Years Handing ; and 

 thefe old Trees produce a much great- 

 er Quantity of Fruit than any of the 

 young Trees, allowing for their Pro- 

 portion ; and theFruit area'fo larger, 

 and better ikvourM : thefe cldTrees 

 produce few Male Flowers ; for I 

 have conftantly obferved, that as the 

 Trees advance in Age, their Num- 

 ber of Male Flowers decreaf.s in 

 proportion. I have alio cbferved 

 fome Trees,- which, while young, 

 produced chiefly Male Flowers, af- 

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