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Orange.— So called from its peculiarity of the flesh 

 separating from the rind when fully ripe ; it is below me- 

 dium size ; flesh red ; sugary, but coarse grained ; inferior 

 to many others. 



Citron Water Melon. — Outwardly a very handsome 

 fruit of small size, but not worth growing as a ripened 

 fruit. It is used to some extent for making sweetmeats, 

 for which purpose it is alone cultivated. 



MINT. — {Mentha viridis.) 



A hardy perennial plant, found growing in abundance 

 along the roadsides in many places. It is often grown in gar- 

 dens, however, and is used in soups, sauces, salads, etc., very 

 generally. It is of the easiest culture. It is increased by 

 divisions of the root, and planted at distances of a Yoot 

 apart ; it quickly forms a mass, which may be cut from 

 for many years without renewal. It is grown to a con- 

 siderable extent in hot-beds and forcing pits, in the same 

 way as Lettuce, and sold in the markets in early spring. 

 Its treatment there is very simple, being merely to lift 

 up the roots in solid mass, placing them on the 3 or 4 

 inches of earth in the hot-bed or bench of the forcing 

 house, and Avater freely as soon as it begins to grow. 

 The sale is not large, but growers realize about $15 per 

 sash, (3x6), for what is thus grown throughout winter 

 and spring. 



