100 MELON CULTURE 



Pride of Georgia. — A popular variety in the South. Fruit 

 nearly round, of large size and good quality. Ripens in 

 midseason. 



Primus Jones. — A large, quite late melon, dark green, with 

 light stripes, oblong in shape; flesh red and very sweet; 

 highly prized in the South. 



Rattlesnake (Georgia Rattlesnake; Striped Gypsy). — This is 

 doubtless the most popular variety grown in the southern 

 states, and it is also grown quite extensively in the more 

 northern Mississippi valley. The fruit is oblong, of good 

 size, handsomely striped, a good shipper, and of fine 

 quality. 



Santiago. — Sometimes called Mammoth Santiago on account 

 of its large size. It is oval in shape, skin light green with 

 darker stripes, somewhat mottled. The flesh is deep red, 

 of fine quality. The rind is firm enough to make it a good 

 shipper. 



Seminole. — This is a very large melon, ripening in midseason, 

 and of good quality. 



Shaker i?//<r.— Sometimes called the White Seeded Triumph. 

 It is a very large melon, roundish oval in form, weighing 

 all the way from 40 to 75 pounds as grown in portions of 

 the Mississippi valley. The color is dark green, with 

 lighter stripes, but these are not very apparent when the 

 melon is ripe. It is a good shipper and the quahty is fine. 



Snowbound. — A medium-sized melon suitable for either the 

 home garden or for shipping, as it has a tough rind. Skin 

 is gray, flesh, light pink, very tender and sweet. 



Sugar Stick. — A large light-green variety, of oblong form, and 

 when well grown it combi.es fine flavor with good shipping 

 qualities. 



Sweetheart. — A very popular variety in the middle West, as it 

 combines size and fine quality with a firmness of rind 

 which makes it a good shipper. It has a pale-green skin, 

 with slight markings ; a deep-red flesh, which is very crisp 

 and sweet. Where the seed is kept pure the size is usually 

 very uniform, running from 40 to 50 pounds. 



Sweet Nabob. — An early variety, round in form, striped with 

 light and dark green ; of good quality. 



Tom Watson. — This is coming to be quite well and favorably 

 known in the middle West. In form it is long, oval, often 

 measuring 2 feet long and 1 foot in diameter, and weigh- 

 ing from 50 to 60 pounds. The rind is very thin, but 

 tough enough to make it a good shipper. The quality is 

 very fine when grown on the melon soil of southern 

 Indiana. 



