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projecting a little, so that they may be taken up singly when wanted; 
the heaps are covered with a plank of wood the size of the paper, upon 
which stones are put, at first of a light weight, but afterwards heavier, that 
all the wet may be pressed out by degrees. The following day each sheet is 
taken out by itself, and the operation is finished,* 
The finest and whitest cloth, worn by the principal people at Otaheite 
and in the Sandwich islands is made of the bark of this tree: and when dyed 
red, takes a good colour. The juice of the Paper Mulberry is used in 
China as a glue in gilding either paper or leather, but not wood. 
It was cultivated before 1by Hugh Duke of Northumberland,f in 
whose gardens several of these trees were raised from seeds a few years past, 
and one of them was given to Mr. Miller. 
If the Paper Mulberry, says Professor Martyn, should be found too 
tender for our climate, might not our common Mulberry be cultivated for 
this purpose, and be made to throw out shoots tender enough to be con¬ 
verted into paper, by the process used in Japan? 
Having detailed the more striking examples of useful foreign plants, 
that either are, or may be, naturalized to our climate, let us descend to men¬ 
tion some, which are commonly seen to adorn and decorate our gardens. 
Many of these yet-retain the names of the countries whence they were 
derived. Thus we have our Chinese Aster, African Marygold, Portugal 
Laurel, Corinthian Acanthus, American Aloe, Indian Cress, Greek Valerian, 
China Hose, American Cowslip, Egyptian Cucumber, Virginian Gelder-rose, 
Dittany of Crete, Ebony of the Alps , Grass of Parnassus , French Lavender, 
Guernsey Lily,£ Portugal Mallow, Marvel of Peru , Syrian , or Cretan 
Marum, American Night-shade, London Pride, Tangier Pea, Pellitory of 
Spain , Hottentot Cherry, Scotch Pine, Weymouth Pine, China Rose, African 
Ragwort, Canada Judas-tree, Virginian Snake-root, Rose of Jerico, African 
Spiraea, Star of Bethlehem , &c. Src. Other examples will be seen in the 
following Catalogue, in which will be also treated how each may be raised 
from Seed. 
* Ksempfer. -f* Hort. Kew. 
J This last is from Peru: but some of these roots being on board a vessel which was stranded 
there, they became naturalized in this island, and hence its present appellation. 
