Richard Frotscher's almanac and garden manual for the southern states . inshape, and of very fine flavor. £arly Wbite Japan Canteloupe-. An early kind, of creamishwhite color, very sweet, and of medium size. Persian or Cassaba. A large variety of oval shape, delicateflavor. The rind of this kind is very thin, which is a disadvantage inhandling, and prevents it Ifrom being planted for the market. Veryfine for family use. New Orleans Market. A large species of the citron kind. It isextensively grown for this market; large in size, very roughly netted,and of lucious flavor; different altogether f
Richard Frotscher's almanac and garden manual for the southern states . inshape, and of very fine flavor. £arly Wbite Japan Canteloupe-. An early kind, of creamishwhite color, very sweet, and of medium size. Persian or Cassaba. A large variety of oval shape, delicateflavor. The rind of this kind is very thin, which is a disadvantage inhandling, and prevents it Ifrom being planted for the market. Veryfine for family use. New Orleans Market. A large species of the citron kind. It isextensively grown for this market; large in size, very roughly netted,and of lucious flavor; different altogether from the Northern NettedCitron which is earlier, but not so fine in flavor, and not half the sizeas the variety grown here. Small varieties of melons will improve insize if cultivated here for a number of years, and if care is taken thatno Cucumbers, Squashes, Gourds or Pumpkin are cultivated in thevicinity. If the best and earliest specimens are selected for seed, in threeor four years the fniit will be large and fine. 44 EiCHARD Frotschers Almanac and Garden Manual. T ^^l, Note,—The above cut represents the New Orleans >-Ielon ; it has been taken from a common spe-cimen growa by one of my castoiuers, who raises the seed of this-variety for me. MELON-Water. Melon dEau, (Fr.) Wassermelone, (Ger.) Sandia, (Sp.) Mountain Gipsey. Ice-Cream (White seeded.)Orange Snake. Water Melon will grow and produce in places where Canteloiipe willnot do well. The soil for this plant should be light and sandy. Plant inhills about eight feet apart, eight to twelve seeds in a hill; when theplants are well up thin out to three. The plants should be hoed often,and the ground between hills kept clean till the vines touch.
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