NETTED MELONS 



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Golden Queen Melon. A vigorous kind, probably a sub- 

 variety of the preceding one, with somewhat larger and well-netted 

 fruit ; flesh firm, juicy, and highly flavoured. 



Hackensack Melon. This is a vigorous form, of the Green- 

 fleshed Pine-apple Melon, with spherical fruit. 



Extra Early Hackensack Melon. Much in request in New 

 York markets, and about ten days earlier than the type. 



High Cross Hybrid Melon. Fruit medium-sized, spherical, and 

 of a uniform white colour ; flesh quite green, rather thick and melting. 



Montreal Market Melon. Very big, rather late, spherical or 

 slightly oblong, the ribs well marked ; skin dark green and netted 

 all over ; flesh light green and sugary. 



Rocky Ford, or Netted Gem, Melon. A late variety ; fruit 

 almost round or slightly 'oval, ribs not high ; skin thin, netted, first 

 green then a peculiar gray when ripe ; flesh pale green and very 

 sweet. One of the favourites of the American markets, and grown 

 in large quantities in Colorado State. 



Skillmann's Netted Melon. A sub-variety of the Green- 

 fleshed Pine-apple Melon, with fruit twice as large. 



William Tillery Melon. Fruit oval, with ribs very feebly 

 marked ; skin dark green, slightly netted when ripe ; flesh very 

 green, not very thick, quite melting and exceedingly sweet, but 

 deficient in delicacy of flavour. 



II. CANTALOUP, or ROCK MELONS 



French, Melons cantaloups. German, Cantaloup-Melone. 

 Spanish, Meloncillo de Florencia. 



Italian, Zatta. 



The name of Cantaloup Melon is of Italian origin, and dates 

 back several centuries. It 

 is now used to denote those 

 varieties of Melons with 

 warty skins, which is sup- 

 posed to have been the 

 distinctive feature of the 

 original Cantaloup Melon. 

 In regard to certain varie- 

 ties it is not always easy to 

 draw a hard-and-fast line 

 between the Cantaloup 

 Melons and the Netted 

 Melons. 



Bellegarde Cantaloup 

 Melon. A rather slender 

 plant of vigorous and rapid 

 growth ; the leaves are light Bellegarde Cantaloup Melon. 



