508 NEW JERSEY AGRICULTURAL COLLEGE 



From the reports siibmitted the following remarks' are extracted : 

 ^Ms yet we note no difference in- the 'Eust-Resisting Cantaloupe' 

 from the other varieties." "The 'Rust-Resisting' strain lived for 

 ten days after our 'Jenny Lind' died and then succumljed to the 

 excessive rains; the 'Pollock' strain also lived well; we think 

 that these strains of blight-resisting cantaloupes promise much." 

 ^'I would say the seed you sent me shows as little blight as any of 

 eight different kinds of seed I planted." "I planted one row in 

 the middle of the patch and I cannot find one hill but that shows 

 some rust or blight, neither do I find one hill with a crop of citron 

 on it; four citron seems to be the highest number on a hill; I 

 would not think them worth much as a cropper." "In regard to 

 '■Rocky Fords,' crop was medium, cantaloupes were quite uniform 

 in size, well netted and good flavor, very few culls ; vines looked 

 well all the season but are about dead now; cantaloupes began 

 ripening about August 10th and continued to September 10th, 

 but were not picked as often as they should have been." "The 

 'Rust-Resisting' seeds are doing fine and show no signs of rust." 

 "The 'Pollock Strain of Rocky Ford' have made a very rapid 

 growth and first fruit will be ripe in about three days. There is 

 only one hill of rust showing, which I think is very good, as they 

 have never been sprayed ; they have set more fruit than the other 

 vines and especially earlier fruit." "jSTone of the 'Rocky Ford' 

 melon seed did well in our soil ; possibly the season was not suit- 

 able." "There were some right good melons on the 'Pollock Strain 

 of Rooky Ford Cantaloupe' vines, but, on the whole, I did not save 

 any seed, as they were not netted enough or as good flavor to be 

 good sellers." " 'Rust-Resisting Cantaloupe' healthy, no sign of 

 rust Or blight; fruit beginning to set; seed planted about the 1st 

 of June." "IsTo appearance of rust or blight as yet in 'Pollock 

 Strain of Rocky Ford' melons ; they are making fine growth, fruit 

 beginning to set ; am watching the test with much interest, for 

 se\'eral years past blight has destroyed vines soon after fruit began 

 to ripen," "I have gathered a crop of 'Rocky Ford' cantaloupes 

 of fair quality, the vines commenced to blight l>efore we had a 

 ripe melon ; the plants did not succumb entirely until most of the 

 crop was harvested; the fruit was of good size and shape." "The 

 condition of the 'Rust-Resisting' cantaloupe is very favorable at 

 tliis date ; no sign of lilight has yet appeared with any of the 

 varieties." "The 'Pollock Strain' is producing more sets for fruit 



