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aspect, as all plants not perfectly hardy are much injured 
by the late growth, caused by an excess of moisture and 
consequent upon an immature state of the wood, which is 
unable to resist the effects of a severe winter. 
The Mulberry Tree. Morus. 
Nat. Ord. Urticaceae. Lin. Syst. Monoecia, Tetrandria. 
The three principal species of the Mulberry, are the 
common Red American, the European Black, and the 
White mulberries. None of them are truly handsome in 
scenery ; and the two latter are generally low spreading 
trees, valued entirely for the excellency of the fruit, or the 
suitableness of the foliage for feeding silkworms. Our 
common mulberry, however, in free, open situations, forms 
a large, wide-spreading, horizontally branched, and not 
inelegant tree : the rough, heart-shaped leaves with which 
it is thickly clothed, afford a deep shade ; and it groups well 
with the lime, the catalpa, and many other round-headed 
trees. We consider it, therefore, duly entitled to a place 
in all extensive plantations ; while the pleasant flavor of 
its slightly acid, dark red fruit, will recommend it to those 
who wish to add to the delicacies of the dessert. The 
timber of our wild mulberry tree is of the very first quality , 
when fully seasoned, it takes a dull lemon-colored hue, and 
is scarcely less durable than the locust or Live oak. Like 
those trees, it is much valued by ship-builders ; and at 
Philadelphia and Baltimore it commands a high price, for 
the frame-work, knees, floor-timbers, and tree-nails of 
vessels. The Red mulberry is much slower in its growth 
