SOILS FOR GROWING MELONS. 261. 



round, oblong, oval, smooth-rind, depressed, 

 ribbed, netted, carbuncled, mostly red fleshed, 

 and some green fleshed, &c, the whole of the 

 varieties producing a rich and highly esteemed 

 table fruit when ripe ; the young green fruit is 

 also used for mangoes. 



SOILS PROPER FOR GROWING MELONS. 



Par. 47. — The compost for growing melons in, 

 should be prepared in the autumn, prior to its be- 

 ing used, or at least some considerable time before 

 it is wanted, in order that it may be well mixed, 

 and in proper condition to receive the young 

 plants ; for this purprse take half or two-thirds 

 of rich light surface loam, dug fresh from a com- 

 mon or pasture field, the remainder of thorough- 

 ly rotted dung from old hotbeds, and rich garden 

 mould, in about equal proportions; or if a part 

 is rotten cow-dung, it will prove beneficial: those 

 should be all thoroughly mixed together in a 

 heap or ridge where it is exposed to the sun, 

 rains, &c, turning it over three or four times to 

 well break, and cause it the more effectually to 

 mix ; and before placing it in the frames, take 



