musk-melons

At four o'clock, satisfied that no useful purpose could be effected by going farther up the stream, we stopped at a collection of huts called Las Sandías, -- not inappropriately, for the whole sloping bank of the river, which here appeared to be little better than a barren sand-bed, was covered, for a quarter of a mile, with a luxuriant crop of water - and musk-melons, now in their perfection.

The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 05, No. 30, April, 1860 Various

Early white potatoes, early cabbage, water melons, musk-melons, tomatoes and other early truck and market garden crops are also grown on light soil holding from five to seven per cent. of water.

The First Book of Farming Charles Landon Goodrich

There were some pretty little tiny kickshaws in the way of pine-apples, musk-melons, bananas, papaws, and custard-apples, and many other tropical fruits whose names I have forgotten.

The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 15, No. 87, January, 1865 Various

Purchasing a quantity of water and musk-melons, we re-embarked and pursued our voyage.

What I Saw in California Edwin Bryant

Melons and pumpkins will absolutely overrun you, if you do not give them most bounteous scope, and you need want neither water nor musk-melons for six or eight months yearly on an average, if you duly time the sowings.

The Mirror of Literature, Amusement, and Instruction Volume 10, No. 271, September 1, 1827 Various

Let the mangoes, or young musk-melons, lie in salt water, strong enough to bear an egg, for two weeks; then soak them in pure water for two days, changing the water two or three times; then remove the seeds and put the mangoes in a kettle, first a layer of grape leaves, then mangoes, and so on until all are in, covering the top with leaves; add

The Whitehouse Cookbook (1887) The Whole Comprising a Comprehensive Cyclopedia of Information for the Home Mrs. F.L. Gillette

My family would rather give up anything else in the garden than musk-melons, -- of the nutmeg variety.

My Summer in a Garden Charles Dudley Warner 1864

My family would rather give up anything else in the garden than musk-melons, -- of the nutmeg variety.

The Complete Project Gutenberg Writings of Charles Dudley Warner Charles Dudley Warner 1864

When we come to plant musk-melons we must keep them well away from the two above-named vegetables, or else their pollen will mix, producing very disagreeable hybrids.

The Home Acre Edward Payson Roe 1863

Choose rich, warm, but not dry ground for musk-melons, make the hills six feet apart each way, and treat them like cucumbers, employing an abundance of seed.

The Home Acre Edward Payson Roe 1863