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LXXIII. An Account of two Mulberry Trees, growing in 

 the Garden of Thomas William Coke, Esq. M. P. 

 F. R. S. Sfc. at Holkham Hall, Norfolk. Communicated in 

 a Letter to the Secretary. By Roger Wilbraham, Esq. 

 Vice President. 



Read August 17th, 1819. 



Dear Sir, 



Although it is well known that the fruit of the Mulberry 

 tree is much improved by a warm situation (and even that 

 it will bear forcing), yet it seldom happens that this advan- 

 vantage has been bestowed upon it. 



The benefit derived from so doing is clearly proved 

 by the following account, which will at least have one re- 

 commendation with our Society, namely, that of occupying 

 a very short portion of their time. 



The measurement of the trees was made, and the account 

 of them was taken at Holkham, August 2d, 1819, by 

 dear Sir, 



your very faithful Servant, 



Roger Wilbraham. 



Stratton Street, 

 1/i>i//st I 2, 1819. 



These Mulberry trees are trained to a trellice, upon a 

 south wall, sixteen feet high. They occupy the whole of it, 

 except about ten inches of coping at the top of it, and reach 

 to within one foot of the border. The lateral extent of the 



