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table. There are, I believe, twenty sorts, two of whi<A 

 only it will be enough to mention, green-coss and whitf- 

 coss, the former of which is of a darker green than the 

 latter, is rather hardier, and not quite so good. These, 

 when true to their kind, and in a proper situation, rise 

 up, and fold in their leaves to a soHd loaf, like a sugar- 

 loaf cabbage, and, in rich land, with good management, 

 they will become nearly as large, 



MARJORAM. 



Cut it just before it comes out into bloom, hang it up 

 in little bunches to dry, first for a day, in the sun ; thcQ 

 in the shade : and, when quite dry, put it in paper bags, 

 tied up, and the bags hung up in a dry place. 



MARIGOLD. 



An annual plant. Sow the seed spring or fall ; when 

 the bloom is at full, gather the flowers ; pull the leaves 

 of the flower out of their sockets ; lay them on paper to 

 dry, in the shade. They are excellent in broths, soups, 

 and stews. 



MELON. 



As to the manner of propagating, cultivating, and 

 sowing the seed of melons, see Cucumber, and only ob- 

 serve, that all that is there said, applies to melons as 

 well as to cucumbers. 



MUSTARD. 



There is a white-seeded sort and a brown-seeded. The 

 white mustard is used' in salads along with the cress, or 

 pepper-grass, and is sown and cultivated in the same 

 way. (See Cress.) The black is that which table-mus- 

 tard is made of 



It is sown in rows, two feet apart, early in the spring. 

 The plants ought to be thinned to four or five inches 



