98 New Vegetables. 



Melon Squash. — Of the origin of this variety, I know nothing. The 

 plant is bushy, and the leaves are more deeply lobed or divided than those 

 of any other variety that has as yet come to my knowledge. The fruit is round; 

 of a cream-yellow color ; small, measuring in the average only about five inches 

 in diameter ; and as deeply and almost as regularly ribbed as a green citron 

 melon ; whence, probably, the name. The flesh is pale-yellow, quite thick, 

 cooks dr}', and, though not sugary, possesses some delicacy of flavor. 



The variety appears to be allied to the egg, orange, and other kindred 

 sorts sometimes grown for ornament ; and would unquestionably mix with 

 them if grown ifi their vicinity. The yield is great, the crop is generally 

 fully perfected, and the fruit keeps through the winter. 

 . Beans. — Of the numerous new kinds, the following appear to be the 

 most important : — 



California. — A running bean, ripening the last of August, or beginning 

 of September. The pods are rather short, peculiarly broad and thick, 

 quite tough and fibrous, and consequently of less value for stringing than 

 many other sorts. For shelling green, it is one of the best, and deserves 

 cultivation. It is rich and marrowy, and nearly or quite equals the Lima. 

 The ripe seeds are broad, kidney-shaped, and of an ochre-yellow color. 



The name is evidently local. On the western coast of America, the va- 

 riety is quite generally cultivated ; and from this source it unquestionably 

 has been derived. 



Dwaff Indian Chief. — This variety promises to be quite an acquisition. 

 The plants grow from fifteen to eighteen inches high, and are of stocky 

 habit. The pods are sickle-shaped, four or five inches long, round, diick, 

 and fleshy, and of the delicate waxen-white color of those of the running 

 Indian chief It is early, prolific, and, as a string-bean, worthy of cultivation. 

 The seeds are of a deep indigo blue. 



Giant Wax-podded. — Samples of seeds of this new bean were received 

 from Mr. Henry A. Dreer, seedsman of Philadelphia, by whom the variety 

 was introduced to public notice. The plants are vigorous growers, attain a 

 height of seven or eight feet, and attach themselves readily to the poles. 

 The pods are eight inches long, quite broad, succulent and tender, and 

 remarkable for the fine waxen-white color assumed as soon as they become 

 of suitable size for stringing. They are quite light colored after being 



