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Drumhead Cabbage. An excel- 
lent spring variety, forming large heads, 
the outer leaves curled. 
Winite Pari® Coss. This is very 
popular with the New Orleans market 
gardeners, as itis the favorite with the 
French population: It grows to perfec- 
tion and forms large, fine heads, partic- 
ularly in the spring of the year. 
Perpignam. <A fine German variety 
which forms large, lignt green heads, 
and which stands the heat better than 
the Royal. Itis much cultivated for the 
market, as it thrives well when sown 
during the latter end of spring. 
Improved Large Passion. This 
is a large Cabvage Lettuce introduced 
by me from California ; it attains a large 
size, grows slowly, but heads very hard. 
Tt does better here during late autumn 
and winter than in summer, as it cannot 
stand the heat. Ifsown late in the fall 
and transplanted during winter, it grows 
to very large heads, hard and firm. It 
is the kind shipped from here in the 
spring. 
MELON. 
MUSK OR CANTELOUPE. 
Netied Nutmeg: 
Netied Citron. 
Pine Apple. 
Melons require a rich sandy loam. 
Early White Japan. 
Persian or Cassaba. 
New: Orleans Market. 
If the ground is not rich enough, a couple 
of shovels full of rotted manure should be mixed into each hill, which ought to be 
from five to six feet apart; drop ten or twelve seeds, and when the plants have two 
or three rough leaves, thin out to three or four plants. 
Canteloupes.are cultivated 
very extensively in the neighborhood of New Orleans; the quality is very fine and 
far superior to those raised in the North. Some gardeners plant during February 
and cover with boxes, the same as described for Cucumbers. 
When Melons are 
ripening, too much rain will impair the flavor of the fruit. 
NoTE.—The above cut represents the New Orleans Melon; it has been taken from a common speci- 
menu grown by one of my customers, who raises the seed of this variety for me. 
