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color varies from green to a silvery tint, having ribs more or less 

 rough. 



Wkite-Jleshed Winter Melon, (Melon de invierno con carna 

 blanca,) from the south of Spain. 



Winter Melon, (Melon d'hiver,) from the south of France, with 

 a smooth rind, greenish-white brittle flle«h, juicy, and of a deli- 

 cate flavor. It keeps well as late as the month of February. 



Long, ThicJc, Smooth Cucumber, from Germany, suitable for salt- 

 ing when nearly turning yellow, after extracting the seeds. 



London Short Prickly Cucumber, from England. 



Long White Cucumber, (Concombre blanc long,) from France. 



Gherkin Cucumber, (Concombre a cornichon,) from France, pro- 

 ducing small green fruits, much prized for pickling. 



Long Violet- colored Egg-plant, (Aubergine violetfe longue,) 

 fiom France, a small, long-lruited variety, of much better flavor 

 and delicacy than the large oval or round sorts. 



Early Red Tomato, (Tomate hative,) from France. 



Sweet Pepper, (Pimento dulce,) from the south of Spain. 



PLANTS CULTIVATED FOR FODDER, MANURE, OR FOR THEIR USES IN 

 MANUFACTURES AND THE ARTS. 



Sorgho Sucre, (Sorghum saccharatum 1) a new gramineous 

 plant, from France, which seems to be destined to take an im- 

 portant position among our economical products. The seeds were 

 sent home some four years since from the north of China, by M. 

 de Montigny, consul of France, at Shanghai. From the cursory 

 examination of a small field of it growing at Verrieres, in autumn 

 last, I was led to infer that, from the peculiarity of the climate 

 where it grew, and its resemblance in appearance and habit to 

 Indian corn, it would flourish in any region where that plant 

 would thrive. But how far it will subserve the purposes in this 

 country ascribed to it in France, can only be determined by ex- 

 tended experiments. 



