Archive image from page 132 of Descriptive catalogue of a choice. Descriptive catalogue of a choice collection of vegetable, agricultural and flower seeds, gladiolus, lilies, and other summer flowering bulbs descriptivecatal1880bkbl Year: 1880 (Water)—(Continued.) Persian.—Introduced by Bayard Taylor, Esq., the well-known traveler, from the borders of the Caspian Sea. It is globular and elliptical in form, of pale green color, with dark stripes; flesh crimson and of re- markably fine texture: delicious flavor, with only half an inch of i-ind A f)eculiaritv- of this Melon is that it ca
Archive image from page 132 of Descriptive catalogue of a choice. Descriptive catalogue of a choice collection of vegetable, agricultural and flower seeds, gladiolus, lilies, and other summer flowering bulbs descriptivecatal1880bkbl Year: 1880 (Water)—(Continued.) Persian.—Introduced by Bayard Taylor, Esq., the well-known traveler, from the borders of the Caspian Sea. It is globular and elliptical in form, of pale green color, with dark stripes; flesh crimson and of re- markably fine texture: delicious flavor, with only half an inch of i-ind A f)eculiaritv- of this Melon is that it can be taken off the to ripen and will keep till Winter. It grows to a large size, _ - - . The Russian American.—Raised also by INIr. Taylor; a hybrid between the above and the Mountain Sweet Melon. This is an extraordinary hvbrid, and entirely unsurpassed for size, delicious crispness of flesh, and sweetness of flavor. Three of them measui-ed respectively 20x13, 17x14, and 18x1-4, the largest weighing forty pounds. The Russian American ripens about three weeks later than the American varieties, has the narrowest possible rind, -vith a mass of crimson flesh five ipches in diameter, invariably sweet and solid, ------- Apple Pie 3Ielon.—A new variety from Japan; when stewed and made into pies is an excellent substitute for apples. Keeps till May. Di- rections for cooking accompany each packet, ------ Citron.—For preserving; grows miiformly rotmd and smooth, striped and marbled with light green; flesh white and solid, seeds red, - - - - §0 25 25 10 SO 20 SO 50 SI 5 10 30 1 , (Musk Tarieties.) {Cucumis melo, Lix.' Melon, Fr. Melone, Ger. Melon, Sp.] The agreeable and delicious flavor and perfume of this fruit has caused it to be sought after and cultivated in all parts of the world where the climate will admit of its growth. Culture.—Plant late in Spring, in hills five or six feet apart each way. well manured with old rotten compost; scatter a dozen seeds to a
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