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sweetness and crispness of flesh. The first is 

 well adapted to the northern states, the Kleckley 

 a few days later than Cole's Early. A few Win- 

 ter Watermelons will extend the season long 

 into the winter as this variety may be gathered 

 at the approach of cold weather and stored in a 

 cool, frost-proof cellar and will retain its delicious 

 flavor and sweetness for weeks. Unlike the other 

 melons mentioned, which are oblong and green, 

 and very tender of rind, the Winter is round, 

 nearly white-skinned and of a hardness approach- 

 ing the citron. The flesh, however, is red and 

 very firm. It must not be concluded that the 

 Winter is a late season melon, for it is one of the 

 earliest, continuing to bear until frost cuts the 

 vines, so that it may be grown for a single melon 

 crop if desired. 



SQUASH 



Winter squash are an important garden prod- 

 uct, not much appreciated during the flush 

 times of summer but coming into its own at the 

 approach of cold weather; the culture is prac- 



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