Winter Muskmelons. 



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frost. There is little difficulty in keeping some ot tiie varieties 

 until Christmas, if they do not get too ripe in the Held, if the fruits 

 are not allowed to become frost-bitten, and if the room is cool and 

 rather dry. 



There are two general types amongst the winter melons which we 

 have grown. One type has a solid interior, like a cucumber, and 

 the seeds are imbedded firmly in the structure of the fruit. The 

 other class has a soft interior and the loose seeds of ordinary 



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-White Japan Melon. 



melons. To the first class belongs the Winter Pineapple, a var. 

 iety which seems to me to be indistinguishable from the Green- 

 fleshed Maltese melon {Melon de Malte cV Hiver a chair verte) of 

 the French. It is variable in shape and size but is commonl}- 

 pyriform and clear yellowish green, with a green inodorous flesh of 

 fair quality for its class. 



There are a number of good varieties in the second, or loose- 

 seeded class. The one which we have liked best is the French 

 Winter Climbing jSTutmeg {Melon Brode verte grimpant), shown 



