PERSIAN MELONS. 179 



dark olive color. The secondary crop has the fruit more 

 pointed and less netted, and the skin becomes much darker. 

 Like the other varieties of winter melons, it may be pre- 

 served a long time after being taken from the vines, if sus- 

 pended in a dry room. Weight four to five pounds. 



This resembles the Geree Melon in color, as Daree. Trans. 

 well as in many other respects. It is of the same form ; but 

 the rind, when netted, exhibits coarser reticulations. The 

 flesh is white, thick, crisp, and melting ; when fully ripened, 

 very sweet, but rather insipid if imperfectly matured. It is 

 always, however, cool and pleasant. 



A handsome green fruit. In shape, it is Geree. Trans. 

 oval, or ovate ; and measures eight inches in length by four 

 inches and a half in breadth. The skin is closely mottled 

 with dark sea green upon a pale ground, and is either netted 

 or not. In the former case, the meshes are very close ; by 

 Avhich character, it may be readily distinguished from the 

 Daree. Stalk very short ; flesh an inch and a half or two 

 inches thick, bright green, melting, very sweet, and highly 

 flavored. Though perhaps equally rich, it is not so beau- 

 tiful or so juicy as the Melon of Keiseng. A good bearer, 

 but requires a warm, long season. 



A handsome large-sized, ribbed fruit, shaped Germek. 

 like a compressed sphere ; usually six inches in LARGE GEHMEK, 

 length, and from seven to nine inches in diameter. Skin 

 deep green, closely netted ; flesh from an inch and a half to 

 two inches thick, clear green, firm, juicy, and high flavored. 

 This is an excellent variety, an abundant bearer, ripens 

 early, and exceeds in size any of the Persian melons. 



A handsome egg-shaped fruit, five inches long Green Hoo- 



& sainee. Trans. 



