. The American farmer's hand-book ... Agriculture. 284 farmer's hand-book. tinct species of fruit, of themselves. The first-named is a productive sort, nearly round ; color palish-green, and white ; flesh pink, rich, pleasant The Carolina (Fig. 159) is a very popular variety ; large size ; oblong ; color green and white ; flesh red ; sweet, agreeable Musk-melon. — A delicious fruit, a native of Persia. The varieties are numerous, easily propagated from seeds. The principal sorts are the Keising, an egg-shaped, light straw color, highly flavored variety ; Green Hoosainee, a superior an
. The American farmer's hand-book ... Agriculture. 284 farmer's hand-book. tinct species of fruit, of themselves. The first-named is a productive sort, nearly round ; color palish-green, and white ; flesh pink, rich, pleasant The Carolina (Fig. 159) is a very popular variety ; large size ; oblong ; color green and white ; flesh red ; sweet, agreeable Musk-melon. — A delicious fruit, a native of Persia. The varieties are numerous, easily propagated from seeds. The principal sorts are the Keising, an egg-shaped, light straw color, highly flavored variety ; Green Hoosainee, a superior and prolific sort; Large Gcrmek, round, sea-green colored, richly flavored, and productive ; Early Cantelewp, ripens early and bears well, rather small-sized, thin skin, orange-colored flesh, juicy, and of good flavor; Nutmeg, green-fleshed, large, roundish oval, tender, sweet, pleasant flavor. Besides these, the Green Citron, Palermo, OroYige Canteleup, Black Rock, and Sweet Ispahan, are good kinds, worthy of cultivation. THE MULBKRRY. Propagation. — It may be propagated by seed, sown in a warm border, but this mode is rarely pursued ; by layers — lateral shoots obtained by heading down the tree near to the ground ; by cuttings, having two thirds of their length old wood, and one third yearling; or by lopping oflf a straight branch, eight feet long, from a large tree, — the nearer the trunk ihe better. Make it clear of every little stem, then dig a hole four feet deep, plant the naked branch firmly in the ground, leaving around it a cavity to hold water, when the season is dry. In two years it will bear fruit. Soil and Situation. — It prefers a moist, deep, loamy soil, and a some what free exposure to the south. The soil should not be cold, or wet, and should be well drained. It may be trained against a wall, but this requirea much Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - colora
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