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frames” is behind the times. The best varieties 
of watermelon are Cole’s Early, Boss, Sweetheart, 
and Halbert Honey. 
The two fruits (or vegetables, as they are ordi- 
narily called), which I take up together, are not 
used to the same extent as other vegetables in 
this country, but we would certainly miss them 
if they were not in the garden, especially when the 
fall season rolls around. These are the squash 
and the pumpkin, which I consider together 
because of the similarity in their natures and their 
treatment. These plants should have the hottest 
corner in the garden and a soil made very rich 
by the addition of manure. The seed can be 
sown about the middle of May and needs but 
little subsequent care until harvest time. How- 
ever, if rust should appear, spray with Bordeaux 
mixture, and in the event of attacks by chewing 
insects, add to a barrel of Bordeaux, one quarter 
of a pound of Paris green, and spray with that 
as needed. 
The best variety of pumpkin for pie making is 
the flattened and ribbed Large Cheese; other 
good varieties are Winter Luxury, Mammoth, 
Tours, and Calhoun. Among squash, the best 
variety is English Vegetable Marrow, but Deli- 
cata, Essex Hybrid, and Hubbard also are good. 
