Preface. 



HAVING, when young, imbibed a particular 

 inclination to study the culture of the cucum- 

 ber and melon, under the direction of my father, 

 whose character as an early framer was in high 

 repute, I assiduously tried every experiment 

 which was calculated to improve upon his sys- 

 tem, by bringing them to a more complete 

 state of perfection. 



In marking the progress of their growth, I 

 usually committed to writing those plans which 

 I had found to have been productive of benefi- 

 cial effects. The result of these remarks has 

 proved the compilation of the following treatise, 

 undertaken at the request of several horticul- 



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