48 RICHARD FROTSCHER’S ALMANAC AND GARDEN MANUAL 
French population. It grows to perfec- | isa large Cabbage Lettuce introduced 
tion and forms large, fine heads, partic- | by me from California; it attains alarge 
ularly in the spring of the year. | size, grows slowly, but heads very hard. 
Perpignan. A fine German variety | It does better here during late autumn 
which forms large, ight green heads, |} and winter than in summer, asit cannot 
and which stands the heat better than | stand the heat. If sown late in the fall 
the Royal. Itis much cultivated forthe | and transplanted during winter, it grows 
market, as it thrives well when sown | to very large heads, hard and firm. It 
during the latter end of spring. | is the kind shipped from here in the 
improved Large Passion. This spring. | 
MELON. 
MUSK OR CANTELOUPE. 
MELOon (Fr.), MELONE (Ger.), MELON (Sp.). 
Netted Nutmeg. | Early White Japan. 
vetted Citron. | Persian or Cassaba. 
Pine Apple. New Orleans Market. 
Melons require arich sandy loam. 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 cuitivated 
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- 
men grown by one of my customers, who raises the seed of this variety for me. 
