MELONS. 
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I grow Melons that occupy both aspects, and I find no material difference 
in either. The Melons grow and fruit as well in the one as in the other. 
But to be successful in the cultivation of the Melon (or indeed of any 
plant) much depends on attention to little details at the proper time, the 
neglect of which will lead to failure and disappointment. Seeds for an 
Fig. 32. — Melon ' Blexheiji Orange.' 
early crop may be sown the second week in January. I think it is a 
mistake to sow much earlier than this, as the plants make little progress 
till the days lengthen. I put a dozen seeds in a 5-inch flower-pot filled 
with light soil — sifted loam and leaf-mould in equal parts. They 
are then watered with a fine rose watering can, and the top of the pot 
covered with a piece of glass, which keeps the soil moist and protects the 
