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than the locust ; but so far as we are aware it is not liable 
to the attacks of any insect destructive to its timber ; and 
it would probably be found profitable to cultivate it as a 
timber tree. The locust, it will be remembered, grows 
thriftily only on peculiar soils, loose, dry, and mellow ; the 
Red mulberry prefers deep, moist, and rich situations. No 
extensive experiments, so far as we can learn, have been 
made in its culture ; but we would recommend it to the 
particular attention of those who have facilities for planta 
tions of this kind. 
The Black mulberry of Europe ( Morus nigra )* is a low, 
slow-growing tree, with rough leaves, somewhat resembling 
those of our Red mulberry, but more coarsely serrated, and 
often found divided into four or five lobes ; while the leaves, 
which are not heart-shaped on our nat've species, are gene* 
rally three-lobed. The European mulberry bears a fruit 
four or five times as large as the American, full of rich, 
sweet juice. It has long been a favorite in England, and 
is one of the most healthy and delicious fruits of the season. 
Glover says : 
“ There the flushing peach, 
The apple, citron, almond, pear, and date, 
Pomegranates, purple mulberry, and fig, 
From interlacing branches mix their hues 
And scents, the passengers’ delight.” 
Leonid. B. II. 
We regret that so excellent a fruit should be so little 
cultivated here. It succeeds extremely well in the middle 
* Further experience has shown, that this tree is not to be depended upon, 
at least as far north as the middle portion of the Hudson Kiver. An admirable 
substitute for the fruit, is Downing’s Seedling Mulberry, raised some years ago 
by Mr. Charles Downing, of Newburgh, and while being an excellent fruit, 
has, we believe, the additional merit of being ever-bearing.— H. W. S. 
