T^he Tra&ical Kitchen Gardiner. 6i 



Mr. 2)^ la §luintinge in that fhort 

 account he (or Mr. Evelyn for him) 

 gives of the melons, advifcs that the 

 feed fiiould be faved out of that fide of 

 the melon that lies next the fun ; as 

 fuppofing that on the oppofite fide the 

 fun has not had elFed enough to ripen 

 the feed to any degree of perfedion j 

 but if that were all, the method the 

 melonifts of thefe times ufe in turning 

 the melon fide for fide, is a means by 

 which one fide of the fruit participates 

 of the benefits of the fun as well as the 

 other. But the beft method of faving 

 melon feed is to let fuch as are the 

 beft kinds, and thofe intended for feed;; 

 to lie unpuU'd or ungather'd till the^ 

 are over-ripe, and as it were rotten; by 

 which method the feed is fully fed with 

 the juice of the melon, and confequent- 

 ly is not fo imperfed, husky and light 

 as it is when taken out of melons 

 that are half ripe ; and of this I would 

 have all curious melonifts take heed 5 

 nor let the lover of melons be fo ear- 

 neft as not to fuffer this piece of good 

 husbandry, tho' it be a denial to the pa- 

 late for a year or two, fince he will be 

 aiTuredly repaid for it in years to come; 



neither 



