

Dried Strips of Watermelon, Citrullus vulgaris. 



Strips of a hard-fleshed variety of watermelon hung 

 on lines to dry in the sun and air. After they are suf- 

 ficiently dessicated they are cut up in short pieces and 

 pickled in brine, in syrup, or made into glace sweets. 

 Photograph taken by Mr . F. N. Meyer, near Chiang po, Shensi, 

 China, August 17, 1914. (Neg. No. F13183FS.) 



