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light green heads, and which stands tlie heat better than tlie Eoyal. 

 It is much cultivated for the market, as it thrives well when sown 

 during the latter end of spring. 



'Improved Xarg-e Pa§<^ioii. This is a large Cabbage Lettuce 

 introduced hy me from California ; it attains a large size, grows slowly, 

 biit heads very hard. It does better here during late autumn and 

 winter than in summer, as it cannot stand the heat. If sown 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. 



ryiELON —Musk or CAXTZLorPE. 



Melon (Fr.), Melone (Ger.), Melox (Sp.). 



Netted Nutmeg. , Eaely White Japan. 



Netted Citron. Persian or Cassaba. 



Pine Apple. i New Orleans Market. 



Melons require a rich sandy loam. If the ground is not rich 

 enough, a couple of shovels full of rotted manure should be mixed in- 

 i to 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 ex- 

 tensively 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 Cu- 

 cumbers. When Melons are ripening, too much rain will impair the 

 flavor of the fruit. 



IVetted Nutmeg- Melon. Small oval melon, roughly netted, 

 early, and of fine fla^-or. 



Netted Citron Caiiteioiipe. This variety- is larger than the 

 foregoing kind ; it is more rounded in shape, of medium size and 

 roughly netted. 



Pine Apple Cantelonpe. A medium sized early variety, oval 

 in shape, and of very fine flavor. 



EarlyTf^liite Japan Cantelonpe. An early kind, of cream- 

 ish white color, ver^" sweet, and of medium size. 



Persian or Cassaba. A large variety, of oval shape and deli- 

 cate flavor. The rind of thi& kind' is" very thin, which is a disadvant- 

 age in handling, and prevents it from being planted for the market. 

 Yery fine for family use. 



New Orleans MarRet. A large species of the citron kind. It 

 is extensively grown' for this market ; largein size, very roughly rLetted 

 and of luscious flavor ; different altogether from the Northern Netted^ 

 Citron, which is earlier, but not so fine in flavor, and not half the size 

 of the variety grown here. The New Orleans Market cannot be ex- 

 celled by any other variety in the world. In a favorable season it is a 

 perfect gem. I have tried it alongside of varieties praised at the 

 North, such as are brought out every year, — but none of them could 

 compare with the New Orleans Market. As for some years past the 

 seeds were scarce I had some grown North, but they lost their fine 



