. 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. IittuB, Naud. Nutmeg or Netted softer rinded, more or less netted, or sometimesalmost plain or smooth.—Comprises the common musk-melons, aside from Cantaloupes. Var. saccharlnus, Naud. PrNEAPPLE Melons. Com-prising varieties of oblong shape and very sweet sufficiently distinct from the last. Var.
. 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. IittuB, Naud. Nutmeg or Netted softer rinded, more or less netted, or sometimesalmost plain or smooth.—Comprises the common musk-melons, aside from Cantaloupes. Var. saccharlnus, Naud. PrNEAPPLE Melons. Com-prising varieties of oblong shape and very sweet sufficiently distinct from the last. Var. inoddrus, Naud. Winter Melons. Lvs. lightercolored, less hairy, narrower: frs. possessing little ornone of the common muskmelon odor, and keeping winter muskmelons are little known in this country,although they are worthy of popularity. Much cult, inparts of the Mediterranean region. See Bull. 96, Cor-nell Exp. Sta. Var. flexudsus, Naud. (C. fleindsiis, Linn.). SnakeMelon. Snake Cucumber. Fr. many times longerthan broad, greenish at maturity, variously curved andfurrowed. A. G. U: often 2-3 ft. long, and 1-3in. in diameter. Grownmostly as an oddity, butit is useful for the mak-ing of conserves. The hard-shelled Snake Gourd is aLagenaria (which see).. Var. acidulus, Naud. Cucumber Melon. Frs. oblongor cylindrical, mottled or unicolored, the flesh white andcucumber-flavored. No varieties in the Amer. trade areof this group, but they are occasionally seen in botanicalgardens and experimental grounds, which import seedsof oriental plants. Var. Chlto, Naud. (C. ClMo, Morr.). Orange Melon. Melon Apple. Vine Peach. Garden CUCUMIS Lemon. Vegetable Orange. Vine less robust thanthat of the Muskmelon, and lvs. smaller : fr. size, shapeand color of an orange or lemon, without markings, witha white or pale yellow cucumber-like flesh, with no musk-melon odor -Not ediile in its natural state, but usefulforthennkmgof preserves | or maiiRoes ) and pr
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