. Horticulture; a text book for high schools and normals, including plant propagation; plant breeding; gardening; orcharding; small fruit growing; forestry; beautifying home grounds; the soils and enemies involved. of cucumbers. Watermelons.—This crop is particularly favored by rich sandyloam. It thrives best in very warm climates where the moistureconditions are favorable. Here the melons reach their largest sizeand best qualities. Good varieties are Florida Favorite, Tom Watson, Georgia 128 WARM SEASON VEGETABLES Rattlesnake, and Kleckley Sweet. The Ice Cream variety is-grown in northern sta
. Horticulture; a text book for high schools and normals, including plant propagation; plant breeding; gardening; orcharding; small fruit growing; forestry; beautifying home grounds; the soils and enemies involved. of cucumbers. Watermelons.—This crop is particularly favored by rich sandyloam. It thrives best in very warm climates where the moistureconditions are favorable. Here the melons reach their largest sizeand best qualities. Good varieties are Florida Favorite, Tom Watson, Georgia 128 WARM SEASON VEGETABLES Rattlesnake, and Kleckley Sweet. The Ice Cream variety is-grown in northern states because it will mature in less time thanothers. The melons are small in size. Besides for eating in the usual way during summer the crop isvaluable for the rinds which are sometimes preserved as sweetpickles for use in winter. Plant the seeds after soaking for a few hours. Make the rowsten feet apart and the plants eight or ten feet apart in the or three plants in a place may be allowed. Rich soil aboutthe plants is necessary for the best growth. A fork full of manure,or more, about the hills will pay. The watermelon vines are lesslikely to be attacked by cucumber beetles and vine borers. If. Fig. 79.—Large type of oblate muskmelon, with deep flesh, edible clear to the rind. (Ver-mont Station.) good cultivation and plenty of manure are provided the growth isso rapid that these enemies are seldom noticed. The crop is frequently grown in large fields because of requiringso much space in the garden. It is best when grown in the gardento use other plants, such as snap beans near them until the water-melon vines have grown enough to need the whole space. Squash.—Remember to plant this crop where it will not mixwith cucumbers, muskmelons, or pumpkins. There are two maintypes of squash, the bush variety and the running variety. Muchmore space is required for the running varieties. In selecting seedfrom the catalog note carefully which type is chosen. The runningvari
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