Dried Strips of Watermelon, Citrullus vulgaris. 
Strips of a hard-fleshed variety of watermelon hung 
on lines to dry in the sun and air. After they are suf- 
ficiently dessicated they are cut up in short pieces and 
pickled in brine, in syrup, or made into glace sweets. 
Photograph taken by Mr. F. N. Meyer, near Chiang po,Shensi, 
China, August 17, 1914. (Neg. No. P13183FS.) 
