A N 



A N 



rubente, fimint rubra. Water-melcri 

 with a round Fruit, having a red 

 Flelh, and red Seeds. 



7 . A h G u r I a tripbyllos Americana, 

 parvo fruftu. hi ft. R. H. Three- 

 Jeav'd American Water melon, with 

 a fmall Fruit. 



8. Anguria Ar'iei icana, fiuclu 

 echinato eduli. I.?/!. R. H. American 

 Water-melon, with a prickly eat- 

 able Fruit. 



The fix firft- mentioned Sorts are 

 cultivated in Spain, Portugal, Italy, 

 and moil: other warm Countries in 

 Europe ; as alfo in Africa, Afia, and' 

 America ; and are by the Inhabitants 

 of thofe Countries greatiy eftecmed 

 for their wholfome cooling Quality ; 

 but in England they are not fo uni- 

 verfally efteemed, though fome few 

 Perfons are very fond of them. I 

 fhall therefore give Directions for 

 the raifmg of thefe Fruits, fo that 

 fuch Perfons as are willing to be at 

 the Expence and Trouble of railing 

 them, may not be at a Lofs for In- 

 ilru&ions. 



You mull firft provide yourfelf 

 with fome Seeds, which mould be 

 two or three Years old ; for new 

 Seeds are apt to produce vigorous 

 Plants, which are feldom fo fruitful 

 as thofe of a moderate Strength. 

 The beft Sorts to cultivate in Eng- 

 land are the fourth and fixth Sorts ; 

 and next to thefe are the firft and 

 fifth Sorts ; for the fecond and third 

 Sorts produce very large Fruit,which 

 feldom ripen in this Climate. Flav- 

 ing provided yourfelf with good 

 Seed, you fhould prepare an Heap 

 of new Dung the Beginning of Fe- 

 bruary, which mould be thrown in 

 an Heap for about twelve Days to 

 heat ; then you fhould make an Hot- 

 bed for one fingle Light, for which 

 one good Load of Dung will be fuf- 

 ficient ; this Dung fhould be well 

 wrought in making of the Ltd, and 



muft be beaten down pretty clofc 

 with a Dung-fork, that the Heat 

 may not be too violent, and of 

 longer Continuance. When the Dung 

 is thus laid, you mould cover it 

 about four Inches thick, with good 

 light Earth ; and having fpread it 

 very even, you Ihould put the Frame 

 and Glafs over it, leaving it to warm 

 four or five Days before you put the 

 Seeds into it ; obferving, if the Steam 

 rifes pretty much, to raife up the 

 Glafs with a Stone, to let it pafs off. 

 Then, if you find your Bed in pro- 

 per Temper, you may fow your 

 Seeds therein in Drills, covering 

 them over with Earth about half x an 

 Inch. After this, if you find your 

 Bed very warm, you muft give Air 

 in the Day-time by raifmg of the 

 Glafies ; but if the Bed is cool, \ ou 

 muft cover it well with Mats every 

 Night, as alfo in bad Weather. Jn 

 four or five Days after, you muft 

 prepare another Hot- bed to receive 

 thefe Plants, which will be fit to 

 tranfpl'ant in ten Days, or a Fort- 

 night at moft, after the Seeds are 

 fown : this Bed need not be very 

 large ; for a few of thefe Plants will 

 fill a large Quantity of Frames, when 

 they are planted out for good ; and 

 while the Plants are young, there 

 may be a great Quantity kept in 

 one Light ; io that thofe Perfons who 

 raife early Cucumbers and Mufk- 

 melons, may alfo raife thefe Plants 

 in ihe fame Bed ; for two or three 

 Lights will be fuflicient to raife 

 Plants of all three Kinds, to fupply 

 the largeft Families, until they are 

 planted out for good. In the Ma- 

 nagement of thefe Plants while 

 young, there is little Difference from 

 the Directions given for raifmg 

 Mufk-melons : therefore I need not 

 repeat it here. The chief thing to 

 be obferved is, to let them have a 

 large Share of Air 'whenever the 

 Weathei 



