Archive image from page 578 of Cyclopedia of American horticulture, comprising. Cyclopedia of American horticulture, comprising suggestions for cultivation of horticultural plants, descriptions of the species of fruits, vegetables, flowers, and ornamental plants sold in the United States and Canada, together with geographical and biographical sketches cyclopediaofamer02bail2 Year: 1900 MUSKMELON MYOPORUM 1051 fruit is tlie placing of well-rotted mauiire at the bottom of each hill. It is necessary that this be tlioioughly rotted, as the paramount idea is to feed the roots with moisture and nut
Archive image from page 578 of Cyclopedia of American horticulture, comprising. Cyclopedia of American horticulture, comprising suggestions for cultivation of horticultural plants, descriptions of the species of fruits, vegetables, flowers, and ornamental plants sold in the United States and Canada, together with geographical and biographical sketches cyclopediaofamer02bail2 Year: 1900 MUSKMELON MYOPORUM 1051 fruit is tlie placing of well-rotted mauiire at the bottom of each hill. It is necessary that this be tlioioughly rotted, as the paramount idea is to feed the roots with moisture and nutriment which this will supply. The best plan of preparing for this manuring is to dig holes a full spade deep, then fill up to within i in. of the sur- face with the manure, then coTer with 3 in. of soil. This can be done several days prior to putting out the melons. The object of this expensive treatment is to furnish the roots with food and moisture through the heated season and induce a free growth, which will over- come scalding and also attacks of enemies. The above methods will apply to both Musk- and Watermelons. The soil best suited to melon-growing is a sandy loam. When the soil is of a clayey nature and heavy, a free use of sand is beneficial. Muskmelon- forcing is followed successfully on some of the large and fully equipped private places. For this only a limited number of varieties are used —principally the orange-fleshed sorts with prominent netting on the ex- terior. Growing by this method is treated under the head of Forcing. Muskmelons are a staple article among the people of Persia, Italy and also the Egyptians. The thin-skinned Persian types are yet grown, and noted for being very sweet and of fine flavor, and are better grown on very light soil. The counties in southern New Jersey along the coast supply the large markets of eastern cities with the famous Gassaba, or Persian, the seed of this variety having been originally procured from Smyrna; the inland g
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