THE WATERMELON 



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every two or three feet until the fruit is large enough to hold 

 them. 



(d) Enejuies. One of the worst enemies of the water- 

 melon is the small striped cucumber beetle. This is the small 

 yellow beetle with black stripes on his back that so commonly 

 attacks squashes, cucumbers, melons, etc., soon after they come 

 up. It delights in eating the cotyledonous, or first, leaves 

 of the plant, and if they are not checked by preventative meas- 



FiG. 4. — Medium Green Watermelons. 



Hungarian Honey. 

 Fordhook Early. Dark Icing. 

 Peerless. Ice Cream. 



uresthe plants cannot be grown. The remedies for this insect 

 are to drive them away by covering the young plants with a 

 light sprinkling of some of the following substances : tobacco 

 dust, ashes, ground bone, plaster, or lime. These beetles 

 usually appear suddenly, and it is necessary to keep an eye on 

 the field or patch to prevent their doing damage before dis- 

 covery. 



