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Netted Nutmeg Melon. Small | flavor; different altogether from the 
oval melon, roughly netted, early, and | Northern Netted Citron, which is earlier, 
of fine flavor. | but not so fine in flavor, and not half 
Netted Citrom Canteloupe. This | thesize ofthe variety @rown here. The 
variety is largerthan the foregoing kind; | New Orleans Market cannot be excelled 
it is more rounded in shape, of medium | by any other variety in the world. Ina 
size and roughly netted. | favorable season it is a perfect gem. I 
Pine Apple Canteloupe. A me- | have tried it alongside of varieties prais- 
dium sized early variety, oval in shape, | ed at the North, such as are brought out 
and of very fine flavor. every year,—but none of them could 
Early White Jupan Cantce | compare with the New Orleans Market. 
loupe. An early kind, of creamish | As for some years past the seeds were 
white color, very sweet, and of medium | scarce I had some grown North, but 
size. they lost their fine qualities, size and 
Persian or Cassaba. A large va- | flavor. It requires a Southern sun to 
riety, of oval shape and delicate flavor. | bring the seed to perfection. Small va- 
The rind of this kind is very thin, which | rieties of melons will improve in size if 
is a disadvantage in handling, and pre- | cultivated here for a number of years, 
vents it from being planted for the mar--| and if care is taken that no Cucumbers, 
ket. Very fine for family use. Squashes, Gourds or Pumpkin are culti- 
New Orleans Market. A large vated in the vicinity. If the best and 
species of the citron kind. It is exten- | earliest specimens are selected for seed, 
sively grown for this market; large in | in three or four years the fruit will be 
size, very roughly nettedand of luscious | large and fine. 
MELON. 
WATER. 
MELON D’Hap (Fr.), WASSERMELONE (Ger.), Sanp1a (Sp.). 
Mountain Sweet. | Mammoth fron Clad. 
Mountain Sprout. Pride of Georgia. 
Ice-Cream (White Seeded.) | Kolb Gem. 
Orange Water. Filorida’s Favorite. 
Raitle Snake. Oemler’s Triumph. 
Cuban Queen. 
Water Melon will grow and produce in places where Canteloupe will not do 
well. The soil for this plant should be lightandsandy. Plantin hills about eight 
feet apart, eight to twelve seeds in a hill; when the plants are well up thin out to 
three. The plants should be hoed often, and the ground between the hills kept 
clean till the vines touch. 
Mountain Sweet Wa- 
ter. This was once a very 
popular variety; it is of ob- 
long shape, flesh bright 
scarlet, and of good flavor. 
It is very productive. 
Mountain Sprout Wa- 
ter. This is similar in the 
shape to the foregoing va- 
riety, but rather later. It Mountain Sweet Water Melon. 
