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appear properly to belong to the department 
of the kitchen-garden. 
The Medlar .— There are three or four 
kinds of medlars, one of which is much 
larger than the others. The medlar will 
thrive in any soil or situation not too dry; 
but, like the quince, does best within the 
reach of water. The fruit, which is never 
eaten till it is in a state of decay, is not of 
much value, but the flowers are very large 
and rather handsome. 
The Mulberry .—There are three distinct 
species of mulberry, besides innumerable 
varieties. The distinct species are the white, 
only used for feeding silk-worms with its 
leaves; the black, which is generally grown 
in gardens for its fruit; and the red, or 
American mulberry. Many persons are not 
aware of the difference between the black 
and the white mulberries, and they think 
that if they have a mulberry tree in their 
garden, they cannot do better than feed their 
silk-worms with its leaves; though the fact 
is that the white mulberry is scarcely ever 
grown in England, and the leaves of the 
black mulberry are positively injurious to 
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