Citron Melons. 



Citron melons are both round and oblong 

 and closely resemble the watermelon in shape 

 and color. Boys often tap them to see if they 

 are ripe or carry them off and find too late 

 that they have had their trouble for nothing. 

 They are good cut up for pickles, but not 

 edible. In all melons the male flower blooms 

 before the female. They are small at the base 

 while the female flower has the shape of a 

 melon three-quarters of an inch long and three- 

 eighths inch in diameter. The male flowers are 

 in the center of the plant while the female 

 flowers are on the runners. 



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