MOUNTAIN-SWEET WATEE-MELON. 



Culture. Same as Mnsk varieties. per oz. 



Mountain Sweet. A large, long, oval variety; skin striped and marbled ; flesh scar- 

 let, solid to the centre; very sweet and delicious. Per pkt., 5 . . . .1& 

 Mountain Sprout, or Long Carolina. Resembling the preceding. A favorite 



market sort. Very fine quality, and productive. Per pkt., 6 . . . .15 

 Black Spanish. Form oblong; size large; skin very dark or blackish yeen ; flesh 



deep-red, fine-grained, very sugary, and productive. Per pkt., 5 . . .16 

 Ice-cream. A very large pale-green sort; form nearly round; flesh white, very 



sweet, tender, and of remarkably fine flavor. Per pkt., 10 .20 

 Orange. Form oval, of medium size; flesh red, tender, sweet, and of good quality. 



When in its mature state, the rind separates readily from the flesh, in the 

 manner of the peel from the flesh of an orange. Per pkt., 10 . . . .30 

 Citron. Employed in making sweetmeats and preserves; form round, medium size; 



flesh' white, very solid. (See engraving on p. 101.) Per pkt., 6 . . .16 

 Apple-pie Melon. A now Japanese variety; an excellent substitute for apple?, 



when stewed, and made into pies ; keeps until May. Per pkt., 10 . . .20 

 Apple-seeded. A small, nearly round sort; derives its name from its peculiar seeds. 



Flesh red to the centre, sweet, tender, and well-flavored. Per pkt., 10 . .40 

 Persian Water. Introduced bv the celebrated Bayard Taylor, brought by him from 

 the Caspian Sea. It is globular in form, of pale-green color, with dark 

 stripes; flesh crimson, and remarkably firm texture, with only half an 

 inch of rind; it can be taken off the vine to ripen, and will keep till win- 

 ter. Very large size. Per pkt., .25. 



MUSTARD (Sinapis Var). 

 German, Seuf. — French, Moutard. — Spanish, Mostnza. 

 Mustard-seed is too widely known and appreciated to need description. Tt is useful both 

 in its natural state and manufactured, and is considered wholesome in all its various meth- 

 ods of preparation. It is very refreshing when in its green state, mixed with salads, and 

 for that purpose alone is worthy of cultivation. 

 Culture. — This salad is cultivated in the same manner as recommended for Cress. 



per pint. 



White, or Yellow. Very useful for salads ; also for medicinal purposes. Per pkt, 5 .30 

 Brown, or Black. For culinary use. Per pkt., 5 30 



OK It A, OR GOMBO (Hibiscus Esculentus). 

 German, Essbarer Hibiscus. — French, Gombo. — Spanish, Quibombo. 

 This plant is cultivated to some extent as a vegetable: served in the same manner as 

 Asparagus. The green seed-pods are used in soups, and deemed a luxury. It is becoming 

 very popular since its introduction to us from the West Indies. 



Culture. The seeds are sown thinly, on dry, warm soil, in shallow drills two feet apart, 

 about the same as the Lima Bean. Cover the seeds lightly. After the plants are up. thin 

 them out to nine inches apart, hoe freely, and draw a little'earth to the stems as they con- 

 tinue to grow. Gather the pods when quite green, and about an inch and a half long. 



ner oz. 



Improved Long Green. Pods long and ribbed. Per pkt., 6 . . . . '. .10 

 ONION (Allium Cepa). 

 German, ZioyebeL — French, Ogrvm. — Spanish, Cebolla. 

 No vegetable is more extensively known and cultivated than the Onion. It has been the 

 ommon seasoning for soups and meats of all nations from the earliest period to the present 



