V. MARIGOLD, MELON. 



ennial The former is call Summer and the latter Winter. 

 The first sowed as early as possible in the spring ; and, 

 the latter propagated by offsets ; that is, by parting the roots. 

 The plants may stand pretty close. As the winter sort 

 cannot sometimes be got at in winter, some of both ought 

 to be preserved by drying. Cut it just before it comes out into 

 bloom, hang it up in little bunches to dry, first, for a day, 

 in the sun j then in the shade ; and, when quite dry, put 

 it in paper- bags, tied up, and the bags hung up in a dry 

 place. 



160. MARIGOLD. An annual plant. Sow the seed 

 in spring ; when the bloom is at full, gather the flowers ; 

 pull the leaves of the flower out of their sockets j lay 

 them on paper to dry, in the shade. When dry, put them 

 into paper-bags. They are excellent in broths and soups 

 and stews. Two square yards planted with marigolds will 

 be sufficient. It is the single marigold that ought to be 

 cultivated for culinary purposes. The double one is an 

 ornamental flower, and a very mean one indeed. 



161. MELON. The melon is a hot-country plant, and 

 must be raised in England in precisely the same manner 

 as directed for early cucumbers, the rules laid down for 

 which apply here equally well in every respect, except 

 two j namely, that the lights for melons should be larger 

 or more extensive than those for cucumbers j and that 

 the earth for melons should not be light and loose, as in 

 the case of cucumbers, but should consist chiefly of very 

 stiff loam. The finest plants of melons that I ever saw 

 were raised in stiff loam, approaching to a clay, which 

 had been dug out before, and turned three or four times 



