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of excellent flavor. To give some idea of what pressure 

 tins variety will bear, we state the fact that, in 1884, a 

 specimen of this variety left at our office stood a pressure 

 of 1,250 pounds .before breaking. There are numerous 

 other varieties constantly being offered by seedsmen, a 

 few of which are meritorious, although the majority of 

 them are worthless. Besides the sorts already given, the 

 variety known as Pride of Georgia is worthy of mention. 



Citron. Outwardly a very handsome Melon. The 

 fruit is of small size, but not worth growing as a ripened 

 fruit. It is used to some extent for making sweetmeats, 

 for which purpose it is alone cultivated. 



MINT. (Mentha viridis.) 



A hardy perennial plant, found growing in abundance 

 along the roadsides in many places. It is often grown in 

 gardens, however, and is used in soups, sauces, salads, 

 etc., very generally. It is of the easiest culture. It is 

 increased by divisions of the root, and planted at dis- 

 tances of a foot apart. It quickly forms a mass, which 

 may be cut from for many years without renewal. It is 

 grown to a considerable extent in hot-beds and forcing- 

 pits, in the same way as Lettuce, and sold in the markets 

 in early spring. 



Its treatment there is very simple, being merely to lift 

 up-the roots in solid mass, placing them on the three or 

 four inches of earth in the hot-bed or bench of the forcing- 

 house, and water freely as soon as it begins to grow. 

 The sale is not large, but growers realize about $10 per 

 sash (three by six), for what is thus grown throughout 

 winter and spring. 



