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Subject: [HWE] Mulberry Trees & Silkworms
Date: Thu, 23 Jan 2003 23:07:37 EST


Andrew,

>From what I recall reading, the more prosperous silk merchants in
Spitalfields had large gardens and did indeed plant mulberry trees for the
purpose of feeding silkworms. Alas, the precious worms did not generally
adapt well to the damp English climate, but the Huguenots still planted
mulberry trees in the hopes of having a 'homegrown product'. I believe that
most of the raw silk used by the Huguenots was imported from India and
possibly China in the early 1700's and parts of continental Europe lin the
latter part of the 1700's.


Regards,

Jan Zwarick

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