The American Farmer's Encyclopedia; Embracing All the Recent Discoveries in Agricultural Chemistry
The book The American Farmer's Encyclopedia; Embracing All the Recent Discoveries in Agricultural Chemistry was written by author Emerson, Gouverneur, 1796-1874. [from Old Catalog] Here you can read free online of The American Farmer's Encyclopedia; Embracing All the Recent Discoveries in Agricultural Chemistry book, rate and share your impressions in comments. If you don't know what to write, just answer the question: Why is The American Farmer's Encyclopedia; Embracing All the Recent Discoveries in Agricultural Chemistry a good or bad book?
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Mr. knight says, that whoever is acquainted with the green-fleshed, and Salonica, or white- fleshed, will cultivate no other. The cantaleups are varieties characterized by their rinds being universally covered with reticulations. With the exception of the green, or oblong-ribbed, these bear round fruit, more or less approaching a flattened spheroid. Their common name is derived from that of one of the country-seats of the pope, where they are much cultivated. MELON CULTURE. The warm summers of ...the Southern and most of the Middle States, are highly favourable to the culture of melons of every description, which in some places constitute a very profitable crop. The follow- ing communication relative to the culture of the musk melon or cantaleup, addressed to the Editor of the Ctdtivator, hy T. G. Bergen, a per- son well versed in the business, will show how this is managed on Long Island, for the New York market: The kind which we at present cultivate, says Mr. Bergen, and with which the New York market is principally supplied, is known among us by the name of Skillman melons, They average about 6 inches in diameter, are nearly round, have a rough skin, and their flesh is of a green colour.
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