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CHAPTER III. 



CONTAINING DIRECTIONS FOR GROWING MELONS, WITH IN- 

 STRUCTIONS HOW TO RAISE EARLY STRAWBERRIES ; ALSO, 

 MANY USEFUL AND ORNAMENTAL PLANTS IN FORCING- 

 HOUSES. 



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General Observations . . . . . 257 44 



Nature of the Melon Plant, its Culture, and 



description of the Fruit . . . . 258 45 

 Different varieties of the Melon, with Observa- 

 tions . . ' . 259 46 



Soil proper for growing Melons . . .261 47 

 Preparing dung, &c., for the Hotbeds, for raising 



Melons 262 48 



Seed proper for Sowing 263 49 



Observations on raising Melons in different 

 ways, the times for Sowing the Seed, with re- 

 marks thereon 263 50 



Method of Making Hotbed for raising Melon 



plants, with their Management therein . , 265 51 

 Making the Fruiting Hotbeds for early and gene- 

 ral crops of Melons, with their Management 

 therein, copiously laid down . . 268 52 

 Manner of Treating Melons when in bloom . 275 53 

 Instructions for Renewing the Heat of the Hot- 

 bed by linings 276 54 



Remarks relative to Melons while Ripening . 278 55 

 Late Crops of Melons under Hand-glasses, &c. 279 56 

 Raising Melons in Oiled-paper Frames, with 



Directions for making the Frames . . 282 57 

 Growing Melons by Bark-bed Heat . . . 285 58 

 How to save and preserve Melon Seed . . 288 59 



