Attempts to Rear Silk-Worms in England
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A short Penny Magazine article surveying the history of attempts to produce silk in the British Isles. It traces sericulture from medieval Italy and France to James I's mulberry-planting campaign, the 1718 Appleton patent and company, the 1825 British, Irish and Colonial Silk Company, and experiments with lettuce leaves as feed. It concludes that high land and labour costs make commercial success in England unlikely.
- Type
- Article
- Date
- April 1842
- Language
- English
- Pages
- 3
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