ANOTHER HARDY GARDEN BOOK 



danger from frost has ceased. Some leaf- 

 mould, old manure and a little bone meal, 

 dug into the hills, will be a stimulus to the 

 melon vines, which should be grown in full 

 sun and given every aid to mature rapidly. 



Insects are apt to attack the young vines, 

 which should be looked over every morning 

 and the insects destroyed. The vines may 

 also be sprayed with Bordeaux mixture or 

 tobacco water. When the vines are a foot 

 in length, all but four plants should be 

 taken out from each hill. Some vines are 

 generally destroyed by insects, this being 

 the reason for planting an extra quantity 

 to provide for loss. 



Netted Gem, Hackensack, Rocky Ford, 

 and Newport are good varieties of musk 

 melon, and Hungarian Honey, White Seeded 

 Ice Cream, and Mountain Sweet are desir- 

 able water melons. 



The greatest difficulty in raising fruit in 

 the home garden, as we have found it, has 

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