Report on the growth and manufacture of silk; to which is annexed, Essays on American silk, with directions to farmers for raising silk worms,

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Letter from the secretary of the treasury [Richard Rush] transmitting information in relation to the growth and manufacture of silk, adapted to different parts of the Union.

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A methodical treatise on the cultivation of the mulberry tree, on the raising of silk worms, and on winding the silk from the cocoons. Abridged from the French of M. de La Brousse, with notes and an appendix.

"Errata," inserted.

Summary of the principal Chinese treaties upon the culture of the mulberry and the rearing of silk worms.

"This S̀ummary' was first translated from the Chinese, by Stanislas Julien ... and printed at the Royal Press, in Paris. The French copy from which this translation was made, was transmitted from Paris to the Secretary of State, and by his recommendation has been translated and published here. Washington, February, 1838."--Publisher's note.

National convention of silk growers and silk manufacturers. The silk question settled; the testimony of 150 witnesses. Report of the proceedings of the convention held in New York, Oct. 1843.

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The Silk grower and farmer's manual.

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Hints on the cultivation of the mulberry, with some general observations on the production of silk.

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The new American gardener; containing practical directions on the culture of fruits and vegetables; including landscape and ornamental gardening, grape-vines, silk, strawberries, etc. etc. /

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Essays on American silk, and the best means of rendering it a source of individual and national wealth, with directions to farmers for raising silk worms.

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Growth and manufacture of silk.

This report consists mainly of a letter written by Peter S. Du Ponceau for John D'Homergue, a native of France, regarding establishing a silk industry in the United States. The letter is dated Philadelphia, Feb. 23, 1830.

The silk culture in the United States; embracing complete accounts of the latest and most approved modes of hatching, rearing and feeding the silk-worm, managing a cocoonery, reeling, spinning, and manufacturing the silk, &c. ... With brief historical sketches of the silk business, natural history of the silk-worm, the mulberry, &c. comp. from the most approved and reliable works ... To which is added Blydenburgh's Manual of the silk culture; statistics of silk imports, &c., &c.

"The work ... has been prepared ... with the aid of Mr. I. R. Barbour ... we have ... profited by the article on silk in Dr. Ures ... dictionary of arts and sciences, Mr. Bliss's report on silk ... to the legislature of Ohio, Mr. Colman's report to the Massachusetts legislature, &c.; while we have quoted entire The silk manual of ... Mr. Blydenburgh." Advertisement, p. [3]

Speeches in the House of Commons, on Friday, the 24th of February, 1826, of Mr. John Williams ... of the Right Hon. Wm. Huskisson ... and of the Right Hon. George Canning ... on the motion, that a select committee be appointed to consider of the petition presented from persons connected with the silk trade.

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Growth and manufacture of silk. Letter from the Secretary of the Treasury, transmitting the information required by a resolution of the House of Representatives, of May 11, 1826, in relation to the growth and manufacture of silk, adapted to the different parts of the Union. February 7, 1828. Referred to the Committee on Agriculture.

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Observations on the ruinous tendency of the Spitalfields Act to the silk manufacture of London

Goldsmiths'-Kress no. 23630.

A methodical treatise on the cultivation of the mulberry tree, on the raising of silk worms, and on winding the silk from the cocoons.

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