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THE VEGETABLE GARDEN 



Parisian Cantaloup Melon. 



Algerian Cantaloup 

 Melon. A rathr dense- 

 growing plant, with 

 numerous short branches. 

 Leaves dark green, slightly 

 cut, and very much folded 

 at the edges, which gives 

 them the appearance of 

 being five - lobed. They 

 are almost turned round 

 in the shape of a funnel, 

 and are very variable in 

 size, those on the lower 

 parts of the stems being 

 three or four times as 

 large as those at the ends 

 of the branches. Fruit 

 slightly elongated, some- 

 times spherical, bearing 

 embossed warts or scabs, 

 which, as well as the 

 bottoms of the furrows, 

 are of a very dark green, 

 almost black, colour, 



Vauriac Cantaloup 

 Melon. Evidently a 

 selection from the Silver- 

 skinned Prescott Cantaloup 

 Melon, which it resembles 

 in colour, but not in its 

 thick, well-developed ribs, 

 separated by deep furrows, 

 and rough, sometimes scaly, 

 skin. The flesh is a fine 

 orange-red, deep, juicy, and 

 of excellent quality. The 

 fruit is large and heavy. 

 The defect of this variety 

 is the thickness of its skin, 

 as compared with some 

 newer varieties, especially 

 the Parisian Cantaloup 

 Melon. It ripens mid- 

 season, and can be well 

 grown in small gardens, as 

 well as market-gardens. 



Vauriac Cantaloup Melon. 



