The Charlotte journal. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1835-1851, 1839-02-14

Young wood are generally IL te l 4 inches
long, and II 10 l3 wide. Besides this old
tree have always had others 10 various
situations. Those | had on the farm IN
1891, 30, were planted on hull, perfect.
" exposed TO the north west blast. Tue
farm is at an elevation of 10 400 feet
above tide. They wlthstood the effects Of
The winter perfectly. From all these con.
siderations and facts, think ! am author.
lied IN pronouncing the multlcaulIs per
iectly hardy, when cultivated on high
ground-its proper situation. But !, is said
that the multicaulIs is not generally sdop-
ted 10 France and Italy IN the silk establish
men,s; and therefore there mus, be some
fault IN it. Some say II does no, live long
soon decays-the silk made from 1t Is
weak and OF flmsy quality. All Of which
know, from my own experience and the
experience of oil who have given il a trial.
to be incorrect. The demand for trees
has always been so great tina, it was foued
more profitable 10 sell than than to keep
them TO feed silk. worms with as they could
get more money for one young tree than a
dozen would produce IN silk. They have
also their ancieot preIUdices 10 contend
with, and their ancieni customs 10 combat
in France and Italy. There the mulberry
trees are owned By land holders, and the
leaves are sold 10 the raisers Of silk worms
by weight. These land holders have their
old white mulberry trees on their estates,
and they Of course viii be compelled 10 get
rid Of them before they adopt the multlcau
Is. These facts render IL quite probable
that the muliicaulls is not generally adop.
ted there; IL would be wonder Il II were.
for IT Is not often that we find any people,
French Italian or American, wllling to ma,
nulacture an article, worth when made oniy
a penny, from materials that he can sell for
a shilling. And it is the same IN tie | nj.
ted States. How many societies have been
incorporated for the culture OF silk, aud
how many individuals have commenced
plantations of trees for the same purpose
And vet where Is the silk they have pro.
dUced We, it is true, occasionally hear
Of this, and that person having produced
hs hundred bushels of cocooos and OF thus
aud that hne specimen OF SILK but general.
" these silk societies and individuals have
found they could raise and sell trees TO
more profit than they could realize from
feeding slik.worms, and they have generally
adopted that course. This viii do 10 iniu.
~ to the public, for SOON the whole ceua,rv
viii be supplied with the trees. and then both
societies and individuals will fall back 10
their original object the culture Of silk
Description Of the Maltica1iis.
The morus nultlcaulis is a dwarf tree,
or more properly large shrub, with many
stalks, as IFS specific name implies, grow.
ing like the hazel, lilac, DC. Ii IS ceniin
uaiiy sending up young shoots from the
crosu of the root, and when these become
numerous, and the tree or years old.
some Of the Oldest stalks die out bu, Bheth.
err from natural decay or being persisted by
their vigorous young brethren, | am una.
be TO say. NJ cid tree has been as high
as fifteen feet, or feet Of which was
Young wood; buI as ! generally cut OF most
OF The young wood for propagation it has
never exceeded that height. Tho leay.s
"heH toll grown on the vigorous wood are =
TO ID inches IN length aud o 10 l3 inches
vide. The rapidi;y Of their growth causes
the raos 30 grow much faster than the ,eeb
OF the leaf and hence the large leaves, are
always cohcare, so that they cannot be
spread out ia; without tearing them from
the edges 10 the mid.rb. The leaves are
50 heavy that they always hang, pendnlous.
and folded somewhat ike a towel hupg IN.
on nail The surface Of the leaf has
somewhat glossy appearance on the outer
surface, bot IS little rough to the touch.
The ;fCi, Of the molticauls is very black
when ripe, and when crushed Yields an 10.
tense purple luice, the stain of which is ex.
ceedla-iy difficult to @ssh cut. The fr,t
Is abogt the size and form Of the white uini.
berry, but generally contains very allle
good sad-Probably my old tree never pro.
Scced more than 70 a: one season.
/, Is remarkable fact that all the tpe.
c'es aud varieties Of the mulberry treo are
exempt from The Gepredaiicus Of al insects
except the silk worm. During ten years
that have been close and daily observer
oiihe moras muItcaulis particularly, never
ss" az insect Of any kind upon Il. The CON. f
mon caterpillar seems TO be omniyerous-
VITA the exception Of the mulberry ouly-it
never attacks that. The eIma few yearsseo
was considered exempt bat II also Is now
ANNUALLY stripped Of It's foliage BIZ insects
and The hadtn also suffers more Or less,
butthe mulberry remains Untouched. Even
the grasshoPpers Of the prcssn, year, -33, /
more destructive than they were ever be-
IRE kno~n to be, pass BY the mulberry,
scenhgly "a ackuswIedgme Of the great
.S,Ns2! nature which devote il as food for /
III -. worm exclusively On the other /
'''''' W. . IS no other vegetable that 1 was