VINE VEGETABLES AND FRUITS 



about five inches in length, oval in shape, beautiful- 

 ly netted, and of delicious flavour. It is eminently 

 suited to growing on netting, as its small size makes 

 it of easy support and the "fruit will not separate 

 from the stem until ripe, so that a brief inspection 

 of the vines will determine which fruit is ready to 

 use without any preliminary handling. 



For a yellow-fleshed melon of a large, showy 

 kind there is nothing superior to the Irondequoit. 

 The fruit is nearly round, finely netted, and of 

 a handsome yellow colour. It is a melon which sells 

 better than most of the varieties in the market, and 

 on the table well sustains its reputation for quality. 

 I grow these two melons exclusively in my own 

 garden, experience with other varieties demon- 

 strating the truth that there is nothing superior in 

 the melon line. 



Water-melons are not worth while growing here 

 in the North. Kleckley's Sweet and Cole's Early 

 are good varieties for the Northern garden, both 

 being of good size, very sweet, and good bearers. 



WATER-MELON OR MUSK-MELON PICKLES 



Cut the fruit into desired size and put in a stone 



jar and pour over it enough scalding vinegar to 



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