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The Nile Valley and the Oases of the Libyan have long had 'il Morus Alba' and the 'il Morus Niora'. The latter produces a variety of large black ROSSIGNI fruit that have a pleasant sweet acidity which renders it ideal for making syrup, jelly, and preserves identical to those made from the 'rebus Idea' (blackberry). The leaves of this variety of Morone are very large, not very lobed, rough to the touch, leather-like in texture, and dark green in color; they are not _____ to the nutrition of the silk worm. The crude, ungrafted mulberry tree produces a large tree that is very widespread in lower Egypt, not as common in the middle of the region, and rare in the upper areas. They also revive themselves on the islands in the Libyan desert (Oasis) likely because they were introduced there during the Ancient Greco–Roman civilization, and they preserve themselves despite being neglected until the present day. They achieve the form of a wild tree with small, lobed, split leaves, almost laciniated. In the Delta, the mulberry tree, as previously discussed, is highly reproduced. The ancient ones, however (between 150 and 200 years old), are not transplanted which is why they are so gigantic and have many more leaves, or they are uncut–lobed. Every once in a while, a few of these ancient trees are cut so that their wood can be used to make boats for the Nile. In regard to the young plants that are about 25 years old, some even only 10, from this era on the planting of any useful species of trees stopped, and in fact, it is bad luck to say so, many of those prosperous tree plantings are destroyed. Even a large number of young MORONI are destroyed because the silk worm is not cultivated, although, when it has protection and proper attention, it produces excellent 'coconi' whose silk is thin, limp, and tough. The mulberry tree prospers marvelously in middle and lower Egypt; its first leaves appear in March and April and they are always abundant. Its trunk is not very vulnerable to breakage, and it does not suffer from damage done by the ignorant Egyptian farmer who is not skilled in the cultivation of trees, except for the date tree. The mulberry tree is reproduced by the use of a scythe, a transplant, or by seeding them. A transplant works out excellently for the plants of the country, a good one being brought by Morone di Soria from Libya where there is one of the best varieties of mulberries known for producing Europe's Filusello (floss-silk). In Egypt, the mulberry's leaves grow almost a month before the trees in Libya, while in February the buds are turgid, and in the beginning of March the tender leaves peel away.