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GARDENING FOK THE SOUTH. 



Melons may be arranged in two classes, the green- 

 fleshed and the scarlet-fleshed, the colors of the latter 

 shading through orange to yellow. The varieties are very 



numerous. The best for 

 garden culture are the 

 green-fleshed, and the 

 following are among 

 the best varieties: 



Acme or Baltimore. 

 Form oblong with per- 

 fect netting; excellent 

 flavor; light green flesh; 

 early and a fine shipper. 

 Atlantic C it y. — 

 Pineapple shaped 

 melon; large and showy; moderately ribbed; strongly 

 netted; flesh green and sweet; larger than the Acme, and 

 a good shipper. 



Gold Jenny, or Jenny Lind. — Small, sweet and pro- 

 lific; flat form at 

 poles and medium 

 cavity; texture coarse 

 and soft; flavor ex 

 cellent; early variety 

 and highly prized for 

 table use. 



Fig. 127 — Acme or Baltimore. 



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PlNEAPPLE. 



One of the best 

 flavored melons of 

 large size and oval 

 shaped; prolific and 

 strongly netted; the flesh is firm and coarse. 



Emerald Gem.— A delightfully flavored melon; small 

 size, and dark green; the flesh ripens to the skin. An 

 early, productive variety. 



McCIeary's Improved Jenny Lind 

 Muskmelon. 



