184 Ayuials of HorticiUture. 



habitat it sometimes attains the weight of 75 or 80 pounds. "Wild " 

 was the name it received from the Indians. It is a fine melon as to 

 flavor, is crisp and ripens evenly within X i^ch of the outer rind. 

 The seed is very peculiar, and distinct from any other variety. 



Watermelon, Vaucluse Red-Flesh. Thorbiirn. 



It is of French origin, very early, and of large size, with stem end 

 slightly inclined to point. The flesh is a bright crimson, very sweet, 

 not in the least stringy, and coming to within yi inch of the skin ; the 

 seeds are also red. The rind, though thin, is very tough and the 

 shell glossy. It is of a dark green color, beautifully threaded with a 

 still darker green. 



— Wisconsin Hybrid. Salzer. 

 Wineberry, Child's Japanese. Childs. 



Rtthns pJuxnicolasins from Japan, from seeds sent to J. T. Lovett 

 Co. by Professor C. C. Georgeson. 



