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flesh is used like that of the Citron, for preserves and 

 sweet pickles. Treat in all ways like Muskmelon, but 

 allow only two fruits to grow on one vine. 



Fig. 143. Wax-Gourd. 



WOODRUFF (Asperula odorata) is a seldom-culti- 

 vated perennial, offered by seedsmen among sweet herbs, 

 and grown for its leaves, used in the flavoring of bever- 

 ages. It is an ornamental plant, small, and preferring 

 shade. It is sometimes grown as an edging. 



Soil. Moist, with partial shade. 



Distances. Rows one foot apart. Thin to six to 

 nine inches in the row. Or sow broadcast in a bed. 



Depth. About one-half inch. 



Sow when the ground is fit. 



Thin at three inches. 



Culture. Preserve the surface mulch, and keep the 

 plant from spreading. 



Pick the leaves as wanted, when once the plant is 

 well established. 



