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It appears that all of the varieties except three, viz: the Hardy 
Ridge, New Golden Perfection and Sill’s Hybrid, are marked as hay- 
ing ripened at least one fruit. The Grower’s Pride was earliest, ma- 
turing its first fruit September 4th. 
About August 27 we were visited with a cold period, and for 
‘three successive days a chilly north wind blew. Although the 
mercury did not descend below forty-five degrees, the melon vines 
seemed to be affected as if injured by a slight frost. The shrivel- 
ing of the leaves increased until towards the middle of September, 
when the plants appeared to have died. The fruits on the greater 
part of the plantings, therefore, did not ripen naturally, and hence 
we were able to make no notes as to the comparative quality of the 
different kinds, nor but few descriptive notes. 
The Netted Gem, Hen., ’85, Golden Netted Gem, Thor., 85, 
and O. K. Netted Gem, Everitt, ’85, appeared identical. 
Of the watermelons we planted but few varieties, as our past expe- 
rience with this fruit has proved very discouraging. With the ex- 
ception of the Karly Mountain Sprout, which ripened rather early 
in September, the varieties noted in the table ripened in the same 
manner as those of the muskmelon,—through the dying of the 
foliage. 
CUCUMBER. 
The varieties of cucumber were planted in precisely the same man- 
ner as those of the melon, with the exception that the seeds of the 
first planting were planted in the cold frame May 20, instead of May 
19th. 
We noted the following data : 


v ee 
ra nd = os 
n 5 ee 
Cucumber. a § a8 Ze 
rane ax 2 
MeemerrresiO! All 22 fo. fF ob lois Jee 4 newt July 15_|July 28_|Aug. 19 
Pete ite Japan "55 Lael Lor. Uke rule ‘« 10 |Aug. 1__|Aug. 25 
Peet rolitte Picklingy 22144) 2 2elL tay. 2b ‘ 9 |July 28-|Aug. 25 
I Pe NS a Lk ae in ene Mae wa ws ‘* 20 jAug. 4__|Sept.15 
RI eS ee oe oe le “« 9 jJuly 30_|Sept. 1 
meere ty Wate Donneuil 7 ce! *« 18 |Aug. 1__|Aug. 31 
Bemeecerrect Pickling 2).2. (Uo feio2 2 Loe. DS af Sept. 25 
Beers hive) Spine viel lle oo de os ‘Ss 110 f Oct iw 
eer neebickle.4 Wiese sei yg pe. lL opas ‘* 13 |July 30_|Aug. 22 
BEGNOIASPCEN (00 ou fag de Ne ‘« 10 |Aug. 1__|Aug. 26 
Very Long Green China, (Fr. vert tréslong de Chine)| ‘“ 9 |July 27_|/Aug. 26 
SME TITIGU toh Ln cc icia hina Sea Oo ee A0 Aug) 1. Sept: 2 
Remar (tes .) ue Ol Lhe Bet “ 10 |July 30_j|Aug. 27 
See GL ill’) oh OB Saad vO om ay * 10 ‘July 27_'Aug. 27 

The varieties were noted ‘‘ of pickle size” when the first fruits 
were of the size of the little finger. It appears that the Very Long 
Green China (/r. vert trés long de Chine), Vil., 85, attained this size 
earliest, though there was practically little difference in the differ- 
ent plantings. The plants of the Jersey Pickle, Land., ’85, did not 
prosper, which may account for the lateness of this variety. 
