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Black Mulberry. 
Jioir of Spain. - (Ever-bearing.) — Fruit very large, sweet, most de- 
licious flavor, very juicy. This variety, introduced by us in California, 
is acknowledged as being the very best of the Black Mulberry family. 
Its growth is slow, but it grows and thrives in any kind of soil, at any 
exposure, and requires very little pruning. The Noir of Spain blos- 
soms out so late in the spring that it is never injured by frosts. From 
the time the berries commence to ripen (July) it keeps on bearing 
until October. 
The annexed cut, a photo-engraving of ever-bearing mulberries (Noir 
of Spain), raised on our place, shows distinctly the berries in their 
various stages of maturity. At the time the photograph of that group 
of berries was taken, the largest one on the left-hand side of the cut 
was just black ripe; the other above, of a dark red, to be ripe in two 
weeks; the next below, of a light red, while the la:it and smaller one 
"was perfectly green. 
Fig. 12. Eveb-Beakinq Black Mdlbebry. (Noir of Spain.) 
Mulberry Trees for Silk Worm Breeding. 
(See Fourth Part.) 
Quinces. 
Portugal.— Fruit of largest size, bright golden yellow. 
Constantinople,— Large, as much esteemed as Portugal, very pro- 
ductive. 
