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MUSKMELON. 



Lord Beaconsfield follows Lockinge, but it has not 

 been valuable with us. It is a dull green, globular-con- 

 ical, misshapen melon, without ribs or netted markings, 

 and a soft, green flesh, which is rather poor. 



Little Heath is a melon of medium size, slightly ob- 

 long, dark lemon yellow, with no bars or markings ; 



Masterpiece melon. 



flesh white and thin, only fair in quality ; productive, and 

 the crop is uniform in ripening. 



Masterpiece (Fig. 78). A very attractive melon, with 

 distinct ribs or segments, and a closely and prominently 

 reticulated rind; globular-oval, of medium size, becom- 

 ing yellow, with a thick and very rich red flesh. One of 



