ON SOME COMMON GARDEN PLANTS 



that purchased it have renamed it the Florida, and 

 are planning to grow it along with other products 

 on a large tract in Florida. 



Not only is it necessary to keep the muskmelons 

 in different parts of the garden to prevent crossing 

 through the agency of insects, but it is also neces- 

 sary to be exceedingly careful in selecting the seed 

 year after year, saving only that from vines that 

 come true to type. Otherwise the stock soon runs 

 out and comes to lack individuality of form and 

 flavor of fruit. This is because the muskmelons 

 have been cultivated for a very long period and 

 have developed many varieties that have con- 

 stantly been more or less crossed. 



This mixed heredity is likely to make itself 

 manifest in the progeny of any generation, and 

 constant attention is necessary if a type is to be 

 kept pure. 



The muskmelon grows best on sandy land, 

 and of course a warm climate is necessary to the 

 perfection of the fruit. It acquires a particularly 

 sweet, spicy flavor where the nights are warm as 

 well as the days. In recent years the small, green- 

 fleshed muskmelon, generally called cantaloup, 

 has become exceedingly popular. The variety of 

 melon known as the Casaba, which matures later 

 in the fall and has peculiar lusciousness, is also 

 much grown. This has been introduced from the 



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