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Show \\Zibe Orchard, The Orchard, Cuar.XXIIIL Morus, The Mulbetrie. is i “Here atetwo forts of Mutberrics {ufticiently known tomoft, the blackith and the white: :-but wee haveliadbroughtvs from Virginia another fort, whichis ofgreater refpeda themeythier of the other two, not onely in regardiof thera fitie, but of the vie, as you fhall prefently vnderftand. _ 1, Morne migra, The blacke Mulberrie, ® o The blacke Mulberrie tree growethyoftentimes tall and great, and oftentimes alt crooked and fpreaditig abroade,tathierthen high;for itis fubieé& to abide whatforme you will comformeitWaro™ ifby faffering it to gtow,it will mount vp,and ifyouwill bindeit,or plath the boughes, they will fo abide, and be carried ouer arbours, orother thinagsas you will hageits2Thebodiec growethin timeto beever y great, couered with a rugged orthick e birke, the armes orbranches being {imoother; whereo n doegrow toundthickeleaues pointed aethe ends;and nicked about the-edges,and in fome there are to be feenedeep gates, makingit feeme fomewharlike the Vine leafes the flowers are certainefiort dounic catkings, which turne into greene berries atthe firft, afters wards red, and-wheathey atefullripeblacke, made of many graines fet together, like vatothe blackeberrie, but longer and greater : before they are ripe, they haueanau. ftere and harfhtafte, but whentheyare full ripe; they are more {weete and pleafant . theiuice whereofisfored, thavit willftaine the hands of ‘themthat handleand cate them, te Morusalbs, ‘The white Mulberrie. » The white Mulberrie tree groweth not with ysto that thattheblacke doth but runneth vphigher, flenderer, greatneffe or bulke of bodie more with thinner {preade armesand branches : the leaues are knotty, hardand brittle, likethe former, but not fo thicke fet onthebranches; nor fo hard in handling,a little paler alfo, hauing fomewhat longer ftalkes: the fruitis {maller and clofer fet together, preen ¢, and fomewhatharfh before they beripe, but of a wonderfull fweetne fle, almoft ready to procureloathing ae Y are thoroughripe, and white, with fuch like feede in ut {maller, them asinthe former, 3. Morus Virginians, The Virginia Mulbertic. The Virginia Mulberry tree groweth quickely stobea very great tree,{preading many armes and branches, whereon growfawithy ire great leaues, very like yntothe leaues of the white Mulberrie tree: the berryorfruit is longer andred derthen either ofthe other,and ofa very pleafanttafte. The Vie of Mulberries, Thegreateft and moft efpeciall vfe of the planting of white Mulberties, is for the feeding of Silke wormes, for which purpofe allthe Eafterne Countri es,as Perfia, Syria, Armenia, Arabia &c. and alfo thehithe r part of Turkie, Spainealfoand Italie, and many other hot Countries doe Aourif Ne Fy My CsES a x4 Rus ASA, ai SS \ WE Imp Ss eh A Zu KF Ae hthem, becaute it is beft for that purpofe, the wormes feedingt hereOn, giving the fincftand beft filke 5 yet fome are confide nt that the leaucs ofthe blacke will doe as much good as thewhi te : butthar mutt be hadtochange your feede, becaufe therein lyeth the greateftre{pect myfterie. But there isa Booke or TraGtate printed, declaring the vfe of whatfoeuct can belong vnto them : Twill thercfore referrewhole them thereunto, ei wou ti aloe . he Mulberry, Chefnut. 3 Morus nigra vel 4 44679 Viv enane 2 Nux Inglens. The Walnut. 2 Calanea eons. Seren 6 he rem GeralHs Virginians, The Virgi.ua Cher The Virginia Mulberry. 5 Laurus vulgaris. Seo |