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the male parent, is a melon of large size and its flavor is remark- 

 ably refreshing without being too sweet and sickly as are some of 

 the types of English muskmelons. 



As a general rule the French cantaloupes do not take on the 

 English markets; the same is true of the Enghsh muskmelons 

 when offered for sale in Paris, the flavor of each type of melon 

 being peculiarly characteristic of itself. English people prefer to 

 serve the muskmelon with sugar and grated ginger, while the 

 French invariably serve the cantaloupe with salt. 



The hybrid melon inherits traits from each parent, the flavor 

 being a decided blend of the English musk and the French canta- 

 loupe; the close netting inherited from the female parent together 

 with its almost round form gives it a pleasing and very attrac- 

 tive appearance. 



Sutton's Superlative, the female parent, may be classed among 

 the hard-rind melons; this characteristic also is transmitted 

 in a marked degree to the offspring. The quality inherited 

 from the blend of the muskmelon and cantaloupe, with even- 

 ness of ripening, renders the melon a very desirable market 

 variety. 



Several specimens of this melon were exhibited before the 

 Massachusetts Horticultural Society at the fall exhibition, Sep- 

 tember, 1911, and were awarded a first-class certificate. The 

 hybrid melons were also exhibited before the same society at the 

 fall exhibition, 1913, and were awarded the Massachusetts Hor- 

 ticultural Society's Silver Medal. 



CULTURAL TREATMENT. 



Greenhouse No. 1 of the college range was used for the work 

 (see Fig. 3) during the first season; the following seasons 

 for F2 and F3 generations of hybrids. Houses No. 5 and No. 6 

 were used in order that a larger number of plants could be 

 grown. 



The melons were raised from seeds, sown singly in 2\ inch 

 pots during the month of April, and were repotted soon after the 

 first character leaf appeared. Good heav}^ loam, friable rather 

 than of an adhesive nature, was placed on the benches to a depth 

 of 6 inches; well decomposed manure was added at the rate of 1 

 part manure to 4 parts of soil, care being exercised that the soil 



