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celled by anv 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 [had some grown North, but they lost their fine 
qualities, size and flavor. It requires a Southern sun to bring the seed 
to perfection. Small varieties of melons will improve in size if culti- 
vated here for a number of years, and if care is taken that no Cucum- 
bers, Squashes, Gourds or Pumpkin are cultivated in the vicinity. If 
the best and earliest specimens are selected for seed, in three or four 
years the fruit will be large and fine. 
MELON —W ater. 
MELON D’Eau (Fr.), WASSERMELONE (Ger.), SANDIA (Sp.). 
MovuntvAIN SWEET. RATTLE SNAKE. 
MounrtvaAIN SPROUT. CUBAN QUEEN. 
IMPROVED GiPSEY. MamMotH [RON Crap. 
Ice-Cream (White seeded). PRIDE OF GEORGIA. 
ORANGE WATER. 
Water Melon will grow and produce in places where Canteloupe 
will not do well. The soil for this plant should be light and sandy. 
Plant in 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 Sprout Melon 
