New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-09-11


Choose place, that are well drained that j., whe Tue
water does not naturally remain 10 make III, I'm
soggv. Sec that the soil is well enricheo WIN 80
BARNARD manure and plant the bulbs II"a ! an
the labor that Is required and surely II Is MOI nuO'
In choosing the bulbs however great care should De
taken, as inferior bulbs not worth the uo"''V Vi
planting. They should be firm and Of soou Hhe'
and it is better to pay a little more and have reily
good material than 70 buy cheaper ones ana I" cA
pericnce disappointment.
How do you manage always TO secure su'n PIC
turc, que poses 30 asked Of a succesSiu nl'''r
IN photography My method is very simple she
answered. When | first began 20 photograph regu-
lar portraits found that II almost impossioie "
make people fake easy and becoming atltuues' A''u
that generally 20 much time was lost In adjusting
suggesting and changing, that by The time the po'"'e
was taken the subject tired out and somelhihg
stiff and unsatisfactory the result. fhaHy
hit upon the plan OF cutting out from the ILLUSTRATED
papers and periodicals every graceful and picturesque
figure or group Of figures | came across, until 10"
have a large collection which | use 10 pose p'He
with. select attitude, show Il to my si'e' anu
ask him or her to assume the posture Ims Is uohe
with more or less accuracy and an Immediate picture
is the result; and in nine cases out OF ten IL Is very
satisfactory
Tie Northern muskmelon, which Is better known 10
the Souhcrner the canteoupe Though the genuine
canteloupc melon Is q signify ulHcTcHt NaiiO'I '''
now be found In markets in abundance and at very
low prices a good melon OF small size often retaining
as low as 3 cents. After dry, warm summer thesc
melons are always sweet. To be well Favored they
should be picked from the vine just at the point Oh
rpencss and therefore city people rarely get thcm III
perfection. The melon that rpens or the vine Is
never as finely Favored one that drops from the
stem. In selecting melon examine the stem ehd
first. II It seems to have fallen naturally of the stem
Il quite certain that II has ripcned on the Nlnc
IT appears have been pulled off with some violence
il Is safe 10 reject IT, The best and sweetest water
melons are usually those Of the darkest rind. but therc
no safe criterion and is always wise to nave IL
plugged. This the dealer will do. bearing the loss
himself II 'hc melon is not ripe and sweet bu'
muskmelon must be judged from the outside. IL 10
IS a moderately small melon OF the nutmeg or some
similar variety with green flesh. IT is best to eelNt
green melon with very coarse vein and lines OF yc-
low between the obes. 1t should be soft enough TO
yield to the pressure Of the thumb at either end
The mnsknelons with salmon flesh are not green |
when prime condition and are not as heavily hctcu
These melons are always sweet except after heavy
rainsorm Rain affects al. the muSkmeou tribe. Ihcy |
seem 10 have the power Of absorbing moisture like |
sponge. II Is said that melon patch which yields TIE
sweetest melons IA hd dry weather will yield nothing
but navoress fruit after few days Of rainy weather
The departs, however. with the cause and after
a few days of dry hot wcatEe- the same vines VIII
yield sweet fruit No fruit Is more delightful or mon
popular at breakfast than the mlIslmclon To DO In
perfection tho melon should be picked the night be
fore after dny or two Of clear. weather 1t
should be a green melon. not ore that has become
yellow and overrpc 10 mushIness. II should be Laid
on lee over night. and the next morning II should
be ,Tt half the seeds removed and the cavity hllcd
with cracked ice few moments before II is put tho
table. Pepper and salt the only proper condi
ments TO be used with breakfast melons.