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well as at the higher one of 3 - 8. They attain a height of thirty 
feet, and grow in the Castle Gardens in Jamestown, at Plantation 
Plouse, Francis Plain, and Longwood. — Hah. E. Indies. 
Morus, Linn. 
629. M. nigra, Linn. — Large Mulberry ; grows to a tree ten feet 
in height, and fruits well. Cultivated and rather rare ; alt. '8 to 3 ' 8 . 
Terrace Knoll, Fairy Land, Maldivia, &c. Easily propagated by 
cuttings. — Hab. Italy, Persia, &c. 
630. M. atropurpurea, Roxb. — Wild Mulberry; grows to a 
tree twenty feet in height, is wild and common. Alt. '8 to 5. This 
plant was introduced by the East India Company, and much cul- 
tivated about thirty or forty years ago, for the purpose of feeding 
silkworms, the Company having formed a silk establishment at the 
Island. The trees now grow wild in several localities, such as Mul- 
berry Gut near Longwood, The Briars, &c., where they were formerly 
planted. The silkworm has, however, long since disappeared. The 
plant is easily propagated by cuttings. — Hab. East Indies. 
631. M. alba, Linn. — White Mulberry; recently introduced 
from the Royal Gardens at Kew. — Hab. Probably China. 
Urtica, Linn. 
632. IT. dioica, Linn. — Kettle ; grows wild and is very common 
in ravines, hayficlds, &c. Alt. - 3 to 5. — Hab. Europe and N. Asia. 
633. IT. tenacissima, Roxb. ; Bcehmcria nivea, Hk. & Arn. — 
Mentioned by Roxburgh as growing in the Island. — Hab. Asia. 
94. Ulmaoe.u {Elm Family). 
Ulmus, L. 
634. IT. parvifolia, Jacq. — Elm Tree. One tree only, which 
seeds well, growing at the back ol Fairyland House, attaining a 
height of about twenty feet. M. Alt. 4. — Hab. China, &c. 
635. IT. virgata, Roxb. — Elm, said by Roxburgh to grow in the 
Island. — Hab. East Indies. 
95. J ugoandacE/E ( Walnut Family ) . 
Juglans, Linn. 
636. J. regia, Linn. — The Walnut has been recently introduced 
from the Royal Gardens at Kew. — Hab. Persia, &c. 
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