MUSK MELONS. 



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MUSK MELONS. 



SOIL AND PREPARATION. 



The soil used for ordinary gardening will be found 

 well adapted to this crop. While musk melons grow 

 well on a stiff clay soil, they are later in maturing than 

 on warm loam. 



The ordinary preparation will give good results. 

 The land should be plowed shallow, but all turned. 

 If it is a light sandy loam, four furrows turned to- 

 gether will make a sufficient bed to plant on. 



FIG. 26. 

 VARIETIES. 



This vegetable has been so long in cultivation that 

 the wild species is not known. Under the name musk 



