CANTALOUPE CULTUHE AND PEDIGREED CANTALOUPE SEED. 



CANTALOUPE 



Plate No. 14 Blinn's Rust-Resistant Pollock. 



Plate No. 14, is characteristic of the Pollock cantaloupe well netted, 

 entirely covering the whole surface, it has a small seed cavity as a rule, 

 and is one of the best of shippers, the many desirable qualities of the Pol- 

 lock strain, naturally brought it into popular favor, and it has been renamed 

 by several parties, "The Rust-resistant," the "Eden Gem," "Netted Rock", 

 and "Ironclad" are some of the names it is sold under. This cantaloupe 

 is inclined to run to standard and "jumbo" sizes rather than to "pony." 

 The quality of the flesh is exceptionally fine grain, sweet and spicy. There 

 are both green and salmon colored flesh found in the usual strain of Pol- 

 lock, but the strain developed by the Experiment Station was selected for 

 the green colored flesh as at one time it was thought to be superior to the 

 salmon colored flesh, but recently it has been found to be an individual 

 plant trait, and some of the finest flavor is found in the salmon fleshed. 

 The Rocky Ford Cantaloupe Breeders' Association has isolated one of the 

 salmon fleshed Pollock, known as Pollock No. 25, which is shown on the 

 cover of this work. It is hard to conceive a more attractive type of canta- 

 loupe. The colors in this colored plate are true to this strain, and this 

 particular strain has shown the highest points of all desirable qualities. 

 The Pollock strains are inclined to make a rather slow growth at first, but 

 eventually grow a very heavy vine, but are about a week later than some 

 other strains but the disease resistance of the plant has made it the most 

 desirable variety to grow where there is danger of the fungus troubles in 

 rainy sections. 



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