THE MELONRY. 365 
(Cucurbita Citrullus) appertains to another genus, and is 
seldom reared in this country except as a curiosity. 
Early Cantaloupe. Green Hoosainee Persian. 
Scarlet-fleshed Cantaloupe. Golden Rock. 
Beechwood. Silver Rock. 
Smooth Scarlet-fleshed. Cephalonian. 
Duke of Bedford, green-fleshed. Kassaba, green-fleshed. 
Green-fleshed Egyptian. Sweet Melon of Ispshan. 
Green-fleshed Italian. Winter Grecian. 
It is important that no seeds but such as have been pro- 
cured from approved genuine specimens of the several 
sorts should be sown. In general, the fresher or more re- 
eent that garden seeds are, the better; but the case is dif- 
ferent with the melon. Here it is desirable that the seeds 
should have been kept in a dry state for a year or two: 
for it is found that plants produced from recent seeds push 
too vigorously, sending their shoots to a great length before 
they show a single fruit; while those from old seeds are 
less luxuriant in growth, but more fruitful. 
The melon succeeds best in a strong rich soil. A com- 
post, formed of two-thirds of rotted turf, and one-third of 
old cow-dung, will be found very suitable. This should be 
prepared for a year at least before it be employed in the 
melon frame. 
There are generally several, perhaps three, successive 
crops of melons raised in large gardens. It is seldom ex- 
pedient to sow before the middle or end of January, and 
sometimes it is soon enough a month later. A seed-bed 
capable of receiving a frame with a single sash is previously 
prepared. This bed, composed of fermenting stable-litter, 
should be of considerable thickness, perhaps about five 
feet. Immediately upon its formation, the frame and sash 
are placed on it, and they are kept close till the heat begin 
