218 MUSKMELON, 
Lord Beaconsfield follows Lockinge, but it has not 
been valuable with us. It is a dull green, globular-con- 
ical, misshapen melon, without ribs or netted markings, 
and a soft, green flesh, which is rather poor. 
Little Heath is a melon of medium size, slightly ob- 
long, dark lemon yellow, with no bars or markings; 
78 Masterpiece melon. 
Hlesh white and thin, only fair in quality ; productive, and 
the crop is uniform in ripening. 
Masterpiece (Fig. 78). A very attractive melon, with 
distinct ribs or segments, and a closely and prominently 
reticulated rind; globular-oval, of medium size, becom- 
ing yellow, with a thick and very rich red flesh. One of 
