DESCRIPTIVE CATALOGUE. 



MUSK MELON— Casaba, 



MUSK MELON-New 

 White Japan. 



Green Persian. — Long, oval-shaped ; skin, very thin and delicate ; flesh, 

 extremely tender, rich and sweet, and flows copiously with a cool juice, which 

 renders it very delicious. 



New White Japan. — A new variety from Japan, and decidedly the sweet- 

 est thin-shinned Musk Melon ; color of fruit, cream white ; flesh, thick ; size, 

 medium, and nearly round. A very desirable acquisition. 



Culture. — Plant in hills six feet apart each way, eight or ten seeds in 

 each, and thin out to three or four plants, when well up. To grow good Melons, 

 i\\z hills should be prepared by digging out the soil from one and a half to two 

 feet deep, and two or three feet broad ; add a very liberal quantity of the best 

 decomposed stable manure, and mix well with the soil, filling up a little above 

 the general level. By this mode, good Melons may be raised on almost any 

 soil. Seeds should not be put into the hills, until the weather becomes settled 

 and warm. 



CUCURBITA CITRULLUS. 



Fr. Melon d'eazi. — Ger. Wassermelone, 



The Water Melon is purely a tropical fruit, greatly appreciated for its 

 refreshing coolness and delicious flavor. 



Early Jersey. — Of medium size, round, light green, striped with darker 

 shades. Flesh, scarlet, quite solid ; thin rind, fine grain, sweet and juicy. The 

 earliest Water Melon raised. Resembles the Citron in appearance. 



Long" Island. — This is the variety commonly grown for New York mark- 

 et, and is either round or long, or both together ; flesh, red ; seeds, dark gray. 

 It is quite early, hardy, and a popular kind. 



Black Spanish. — Round, very dark green, with scarlet flesh, and black 

 seeds. It is not so large as some of the other sorts, but has a very thin rind, 

 and a rich, sugary flavor. 



Mountain Sweet. — A large, long, oval variety ; skin, striped and marbled 

 with different shades of green ; flesh, scarlet, and quite solid to the center ; very 

 sweet and delicious. A fine market sort, and the most delicious of all melons. 



