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were brought in the manure; and, as I am in the habit of letting all such 

 things grow, thinking it possible that a new variety, or some improvement 

 on the old, may be the result, I left these to grow. The manure had been 

 brought from the stables in the town. 



" One musk-melon plant particularly attracted my attention. It had been 

 kept back by drouth till late in the season; it then conmienced to grow ra- 

 pidly, spread over a large piece of ground, (nearly a square rod), showed 

 a somewhat singular leaf, so much so that I d(;termined to remove whatever 

 should embarrass it, and suffer it to grow as luxuriantly as it would. A 

 single melon started, which bid fair to be a large one. After the vine had 

 spread, as I have already stated, six or eight more were formed, all of them 

 bearing a marked family resemblance, which was that of a cross between a 

 melon and a squash. 



"I will describe that which set first, which was the only one that fully 

 ripened. It was very large; more nearly approaching a round form, than 

 is often the case; had scarcely any of the common flutings on its surface; 

 was of the color of lead, or nearly that — a color which was but slightly 

 changed when ripe. Upon cutting it I found it very sweet; the meat hard, 

 almost as much so as that of a squash; very yellow; fine delicate grain, 

 and about as substantial for food as a first-rate sweet potato. 



"The other six or eight did not grow as large, nor did they get ripe; 

 and, as the season drew nigh for frosts, I picked them, carried them in, and 

 laid them upon the mantlepiece, in a xoarni j^lace, thinking they might ma- 

 ture, in some degree. They did so; became ripe; or, at any rate, ripened 

 so as to emit that peculiar odor which indicates maturity in the melon; I 

 cut them, found them nearly, or quite as good as the first; have saved the 

 seeds of all of them. It is my present purpose to start them under glass 

 in the spring, so as to have them ripen if possible before the cold nights of 

 autumn. The last we placed on the table about the first of December." 



Grapes for a High Latitude. 



Mr. J. B. Proctor, writes from Center Rutland, Yt.: " I saw by the re- 

 port of the Farmers' Club, of the 8th, an inquiry from a Milwaukee corres- 

 pondent what grapes will ripen in that locality, and being in nearly the 

 same latitude, I send a brief statement of the kinds I have now in bear- 

 ing and the results. 



" I have now in bearing the Concord, Delaware, Diana, Hartford Prolific, 

 Rebecca, beside several local varieties of no particular value but to look 

 at. Of the above variety I prize most highly the Concord. All the varieties 

 were perfectly ripened here by the 25th of St;ptember, the Hartford, Pro- 

 lific and Delaware about the 10th. I have had poorer success with the 

 Diana than either of the others and shall discard it. 



Inquiries About Hedges. 



Mr. Benj. F. Bartolet, who forgets to give his locality, says ho has been 

 very successful in raising the hedge of Washington thorn and Osage orange. 

 I have a hedge of each kind that are perfect barriers for all kinds of cattle, 

 are both useful and beautiful, and wish to extend them every year. As no 

 seed can be bought, I have gathered about eight ounces of orange-seed, 



