24 Dreer's Garden Calendar. 



LEEK. 



Poireau, Fr. Puerro, Span. Lauch, Gee. 



Per oz. 



Laege London 25 



Large Rotten 30 



Per oz- 



Laege Musselbueg, very fine .40 



The Leek is very hardy ; the whole plant is eaten, employed in sonps, 

 boiled with meat, etc., reputed more delicate than the Onion. Sow early 

 in April. When the plants are four or five inches high, transplant in 

 a deep rich soil in rows wide enough apart to work with a hoe. 



MARTYNIA PROBOSCIDEA. 



Per oz. 40 cts. 



The seed pods are used to a considerable extent for pickling, when 

 gathered green and tender. Sow in the open ground in May, thin out 

 two feet apart. 



MELON-MUSK. 



Melon Muscade, Fe. Melon Muscatel, Span. Melone, Gee. 



Per oz. | Per oz. 



Jenny Lind 10 Laege Netted Nutmeg 15 



Netted Citron 10 j Waed's Nectae 20 



Netted Pine Apple 15 White Japan 20 



Tuees' Cap ~ 15 I Casaba 15 



All the above varieties can be recommended. The Jenny Lind is the 

 earliest variety, small, round size, and of excellent flavor"; the Casaba 

 is a late variety of large oval size and superior quality. The Turks' Cap 

 and Ward's Nectar are green-fleshed sorts of recent introduction, ex- 

 quisite flavor. The White Japan, an early medium size, roundish 

 variety ; skin and flesh creamy-white ; centre orange, fine flavor. Plant 

 early in May, in hills of rich light soil, six feet apart each way ; allow 

 three plants to each hill after all danger from bugs is over. When about 

 a foot long, pinch off the tips, to make them branch. When the ground 

 is heavy, dig holes three or four feet in diameter and eighteen inches 

 deep, fill these with a compost of well-rotted manure mixed with rich 

 light soil and saud; raise the hills above the level. Observe not to 

 plant pumpkins or squashes near them, as they will hybridize. The 

 Netted Citron, Pine Apple and Nutmeg are old varieties of fine flavor, 

 and the leading market sorts. 



WATER-MELON. 



Melon d 'Eau, Fe. Sandia, Span. Wasser Melone, Gee. 



Per oz. j Per oz. 



Mountain Sweet 10 ' Black Italian (new) 10 



Mountain Speout 15 j Ice Cbeam, true 15 



Black Spanish 15 i Orange 15 



Citron (for preserving) 15' Gypsy 10 



The Mountain Sweet, Gypsy, and Black Italian are cultivated exten- 

 sively for the Philadelphia market; when well-grown, they cannot be 

 surpassed for size or quality. The Ice Cream is early, of large size, 

 crisp scarlet flesh, thin rind, and white seed. The Orange is of small 

 size ; the flesh separates from the rind like an orange, and is an excel- 

 lent variety for late use. The Water-melon thrives best in a sandy soil, 

 and should be planted in hills eight feet apart each way. Prepare the 

 hills and treat the same as described for Musk-melons. 



For Prices by the Pound, see page 47. 



