History of the discovery in California of a native silk worm by Neumann Joseph

Author:Neumann, Joseph. [from old catalog]
Language: eng
Format: epub, pdf
Tags: Sericulture
Publisher: [San Francisco] Woodward & co., print
Published: 1887-03-25T05:00:00+00:00

hibition of the Mechanics' Institute in San Francisco. I will here state that the food-plant is variously known as the Rhamnus Californicus, cascara sagrada, and wild coffee plant. A gentleman examined my exhibit, and finding the silkworm feeding upon the coffee plant, informed me that he had experimented grafting the same with the genuine Mexican coffee plant, and was successful in obtaining good coffee. The gentleman's name is James Bixby of Chinese Camp, Tuolumne Co., Cal. Here it can be seen that the plant was almost unknown until the discovery of the wild silkworm; consequently, the world is indebted to the worm for information in regard to the qualities of its food-plant.

I will not speak upon the nature of the silkworm and its product, and the possibility of its further advancement.

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