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Perpignan. One of the best summer varieties, not inclined to go to seed ; 



large heads, of fine quality i 



All the Year Round. Very hardy, compact variety ; may be sown for suc- 



; cession all the year round ; does not tend to seed ♦ 

 Salamander. An excellent summer variety, forming good-sized heads that 



stand the drought and heat, without injury, longer than any other sort . 

 Ice Drumhead, or Malta. One of the best summer varieties ; tender and 



crisp, and of good flavor 



White Paris COS. An upright variety, with long narrow leaves, which 



should be tied up for a few days to facilitate blanching ; one of the finest 



for summer use 



MARTYNIA. 



One ounce will plant about two hundred hills. 



A strong-growing annual plant, bearing curiously shaped seed-pods, which, when young and 

 tender, make excellent pickles. Sow in the open ground in May, and thin out the plants to two or 

 three feet apart ; or may be sown in a hotbed, and afterwards transplanted 



PKT. oz. LB. 



Martynia $0.05 $0.40 $4.00 



MELON (Musk). 



German, Melone. — French, Melon. — Spanish, Melon Almizcleno. 

 One ounce will plant about eighty hills; two to three pounds for one acre. 



Muskmelons are cultivated in hills, which should be five to six feet apart each way, and 

 composed of light, moderately rich soil. The hills should be dug about two feet square, eighteen 

 inches deep, and half filled with well-rotted manure, which must be thoroughly incorporated with 

 the soil. Plant in May, ten seeds to a hill ; and, when the plants are well up, thin out to three. 

 Cultivate until the vines cover the ground, and pinch the ends of the growing shoots to induce 

 early fruiting. 



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Nutmeg". Fruit finely netted and scented ; flesh greenish yellow ; a favorite^ 

 variety • • • • • • • • • • 



Large Yellow Musk. A well-known sort; a very large, deep-ribbed, and 

 • thickly netted variety . . - 



Arlington Green Nutmeg. An oval, green-fleshed, and highly flavored 

 sort ; the favorite with Boston market-gardeners 



Hackensack. Has grown quite popular in the Boston market, and is consid- 

 ered in New York the most popular variety of muskmelon grown for 

 market. It attains a large size, is round in shape, flattened at the ends, 

 is of most delicious flavor, and wonderfully productive .... 



Early Christiana. Remarkable for early maturity, making it a most valuable 

 sort for New England climate ; green, with yellow flesh ; excellent flavor, 



Surprise. Said to be the finest flavored melon grown ; resembles the Nutmeg ; 

 flesh deep-salmon color, and very thick 



Bay Yiew. One of the largest, most productive, and best-flavored canta- 

 loupes grown; fruit weighing ten to fifteen pounds each, averaging six- 



Casaba. A large variety; very sweet, and of delicious flavor .... 



Banana Cantaloupe. Grows from eighteen inches to two feet long; the 

 color outside is of a creamy-white or delicate straw color; entirely free 

 from any netting ; is of rich salmon flesh. When ripe, it resembles a 

 large, overgrown banana, and smells like one 



Skillman's Netted. An old favorite; early, sweet, and of excellent quality, 



White Japan. An early sort, round, creamy-white fruit, of medium size, 



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