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and the weeds get among them so easily, you will 

 have to tend them on your hands and knees, but they 

 pay for the work. Red and brown ones* keep the 

 best; yellow and white ones are the most delicate. 

 It is the thickened stem of this plant that we eat. 



Carrots grow very long like a big icicle ; medium 

 long, and blunt ended; and nearly round. As a 

 rule the medium long roots are the best. 



Cabbage is light green, dark green, and red 

 (really purple) ; round, flat, and pointed, smooth 

 and crinkly ; early, medium, and late. They do not 

 grow well where the weather is very warm, and, like 

 lettuce, must grow quickly so they will be tender. 

 Do not try to grow the "biggest" variety; as a rule, 

 they are not as good as the smaller ones. 



Muskmelons or cantaloupes and Watermelons 

 grow on vines which take up even more room than 

 cucumbers. They can be trained up but seldom are. 

 Muskmelons grow in many different sizes and col- 

 ors. The Emerald Gem is small, round, green on the 

 outside and salmon colored inside, while Montreal 

 Nutmeg is very large, weighing over 10 pounds, 

 covered with a gray netting on the outside and light 

 green inside. Some also are oval-shaped, but noth- 

 ing is much better for our garden than the little 

 Emerald Gem or oval netted Burrell's Gem. 



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