46 Ricliard Frotschefa Almanac and Garden Manual. 



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Note. — The aboA^e cat represeuls the New Orleans Melon ; it has been taken from a 

 common specimen grown by one of my cubtomere, who laises the seed of this variety for me. 



MELON— Water. 



Melon D'EAu(Fr.), Wassermelone (Ger.), Saxdia (Sp.) 



Mountain Sweet Okange Watek. 



Mountain SpROur, Kattlk Sxakk, 



Improved Gipsey. CuBiN Queen. 

 Ice-Cream (While seeded,) 



Water Melon wili grow and produce in places where Oante- 

 loupe will not do well. The soil for this plant should be light and 

 sandy. Plant in hills about eight feet ax)art, eight to tY>^elve seeds 

 in a hill; when the plants are well up thin out to three. The 

 plants should be hoed ( ften, and the ground between hills kept 

 clean till the vines touch . 



Mountain Svreet Water ^.lelon. 



