JIUSKMELON 



fruit is tlie placing of well-rotted manure at the bottom 

 of each hill. It is necessary that this be thoroughly 

 rotted, as the paramount idea is to feed the roots with 

 moisture and nutriment which this will supply. The 

 best plan of preparing for this manuring is to dig holes 

 a full spade deep, then fill up to within 4 in. of the sur- 

 face with the manure, then cover with 3 in. of soil. 

 This can be done several days prior to putting out the 

 melons. The object of this expensive treatment is to 

 furnish the roots with food and moisture through the 

 heated season and induce a free growth, which will over- 

 come scalding and also attacks of enemies. 



The abb e method w 11 apply to b th Musk and 



Watermel n The so 1 be t su ted to melon grow ng 



1 1 n When the so 1 is of a cla ev natu e 



11 t e of san 1 s benefic il M k xielo 



11 el suece f Uy on sone of the 1 ge 



I i 11 111 j.rvate place For th s nl a 

 1 1 f var et es are sed— p pill the 



111 rts w th pron nent nett n" on the ex 

 by th s method is treated under the 



II 1 re a staple art cle arao " the people of 

 ler 11 nlal otheE-'ypt ans Tl e tl n k ne 1 

 Pers an t [ are vet grown i d note 1 for b " very 

 sweet an 1 of fine flavor and are 1 e ter r a ve 



1 ght so 1 The c u t es in outhern \e Je along 



the coast upplv the lar^e narket of ea ter tew th 



the fa ou C al a o Per n the see I of th s arietv 



hav ngbe or all pr cur IfronSijr a the nlan 1 



grower 11 e to u h va e e as the famo is Jenn 



I 1 H k k \ te 1 and "VI ller 



11 11 ears of the 



111 II 1 Osage Tr 



1 I 1 I 1 I M 111 Rock} For 1 



endure tr n i r at n ell Tl 1 I II 



ket ar ety o n eh use 1 n B i 



h gh pr ce It s one of the 1 e t t | I 



for keej ng i al t e of ell 1 11 I 1 



flavor It nVef nl nailed e nL u 1 kt 



Muskmel n grow n lu te I o a 1 ale n 



tl e souther tate 1 t o ly fo the r 1 1 markets 

 The alle f tl e M ss ; j pa t c I 1 a lapte 1 



forths lu tr New Jer ej \\l o e 1 It of the 

 M k uelo rop the sea hore tra le tl e n t \te 

 s e kno vn a I as th n rket s a lie to the 



grower f m h ve the r ent re f t ken uj 



for tl I Tl 1 o ha e a ethod not pra 



t ce 1 1 a goo 1 one for e\ten 1 ng the 



p ck per od The r fi st plant n" 



IS 3 fo r week later tie jlant 



aga n 1 1 II 1 ] 1 " | k a on 



n the aue pa h and 11 1 t ]! t i 



tl e field w th m n mu n 1 11 n by 



the largest planters are I 11 1 1 T ny 



Netted Ge and t reen (_ 11 ent 



5 ear ha e they added su 

 Gem and Tr umph 



MUSTARD pe f I 



MYOPORUM 



1051 



t e the E erald 



J Otto Th LO'n 



{ B I 1 / d e al o se 1 for u ak ng t 



The M 1 t 1 ome prol fie wee Is but s nee 



they an .mim.il. th > .ire easily kept in check by means 

 of good fjniiinir i sit Wreds). 



As a i.-ulin;iiy v.L.'>r:ilile. Mustard is used for "greens " 

 (which s.Mi. For thi-; purpose, the large soft basal 

 leaves ar.> .l.-in-il. Tln-se leaves grow best in . early 

 spring. ;iltli(tiiu'b tlicy do fairly well in the fall. . If sown 

 late in the season, the plant makes few bottom leaves and 

 run quickly to seed. Perhaps the best of the Mustards 

 for greens in this country is Brassica Japonica (Fig. 

 2GS, Vol. I. ), a species which has long been grown in this 

 country, but which has no other well-known name than 

 "Mustard." This often seeds itself and comes up the 

 following spring. Some of the large-leaved forms of 

 Chinese Mustard {Brassica junceaj are excellent, and 



should be better known. One of the oriental species 

 (B. napiforinis) makes an edible turnip-like root (Fig. 

 263, Vol. I.). Mustard needs a rich quick soil for the 

 producing of the best foliage. Sow the seeds in drills 

 1 ft. or more apart, and thin to G in. in the row. 



MUSTAED, CLOWN'S. Tberis amara. 



MYALL. See Ac 



Qisspelling of Meijeii 



MYOPOEUM (Creek worls referr ng to the transi 



cent res no It th 1 I )/^ ,u ) «■ Abo t 



spe e of I 1 \ I INewZea 



land to C 1 1 | t 1 e a f a 



or te he I I 1 1 I I I 1 re i b 



grow ng 1 1 I 11 \\h te £ 



lobe 1 fl I are le 



s rable f i It 



manj th 



ann all 



al vaj s ha 1 If 



gro vu in sn all pots for roo n 



spr ng 



1449. Myoporum laetum (X /a). 



tions based on the shape of the fls., the number of the 

 corolla-lobes and stamens, which vary from 4-6, and 

 the number of cells in the ovary, which vary from 2-10. 

 Usually the calyx segments are small and narrow, but 

 in one section they are large and leafy. 

 A. Lvs. lanceolate. 

 laetum, Forst. f. (Jf. perfordtum, Hort.). Fig. 1449. 

 Lvs. 2—4 in. long, lanceolate or obovate- lanceolate, acute 

 or ohtuse, finely serrate above the middle, bright green, 

 shining: fis. white, 4-9 lines wide, with rounded lobes, 

 which are hairy inside. New Zealand. 



