gold; King of Ananimes,— lemon color; Abd-el-Kadir,- 
dark crimson maroon; Rutl, and Venice,—fine pink 
and blnsh. 
Some New Melons. 
More than the usual number of new mel¬ 
ons have been offered to the public within 
the past year. In our January number we 
gave an extended description of the new 
“Banana Cantaloup’’ which is evidently 
destined to become very popular. Below 
we give engravings of three other new mel¬ 
ons which are offered with more than 
usual claims. 
SCALY-BARK WATER-MELON. 
This new melon comes from the South, 
and was first exhibited at the Atlanta Exhi¬ 
bition, in 1881. The melons grow oblong in 
shape, and frequentlj T weigh forty to fifty 
pounds each. The skin is smooth, dark 
green in color with light stripes, and when 
fully ripe presents an appearance somewhat 
resembling fish scales; this, together with 
the toughness of the rind, gives the variety" 
its name, Scaly Bark. It is an excellent 
shipper, as has been demonstrated by the 
immense weight or pressure required before 
the rind will show any signs of breaking. 
The flesh is light crimson, very sweet, and 
of excellent quality. 
The Hackensack Melon has for some years 
bean largely grown in New Jersey for the 
New York market, and is highly prized for 
its large size, delicious flavor and wonderful 
productiveness. In general appearance it 
somewhat resembles the Green Citron, on 
which, however, it is a decided im- 
HACKENSACK MUSK-MELON. 
provement. Those who are looking for 
something nice will not be disappointed in 
this, if soil and season are favorable. 
MONTREAL GREEN NUTMEG MUSK-MELON. 
Although but recently introduced to the 
general public, this superb Melon has been 
grown and highly prized by the Market 
Gardeners of Montreal, Canada, fora num¬ 
ber of years. The fruit is nearly round., 
flattened at the ends, deeply and regularly 
ribbed, with a dark green and densely net¬ 
ted skin, and remarkably thick, light green,, 
melting and delicious flesh. In competi¬ 
tion for prizes offered last season three diff¬ 
erent persons sent specimens weighing over 
38 lbs. each. 
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He who waits to do a good deal at once,, 
will never do anything. 
That person makes many friends, who 
goes through life with a pleasant smile ami 
a kind word. 
