66 GROWING MUSKMELONS IN THE NORTH 



but many perfectly smooth, 4x5 inches; elongated, a few round. Not many 

 fruit on vine but a large percentage mature. 



35. Pi}ie Apple (May). Elongated, 4x5 inches, Hackensack type, light 

 green flesh, good flavor 95, fairly productive. 



37. Granite State (Eastman Seed Co.). Large, long fruit, darkish green, 

 netted and ribbed, size 9 to i r inches long and 5 to 5^ inches thick. Very 

 productive and sustains its reputation for earliness ; it was the first to mature 

 this season. The flavor was not up to the average, which may have been 

 caused by the season. Worthy of trial for a large fruiting variety. 



38. Cormes (Henderson). Fair size, 5^ inches in diameter, round, black, 

 deep-ribbed, warty. Has a Hubbard squash appearance. 



39. S/mmways Giant (Gregory). Light color, smooth, round, 6x6 inches, 

 slightly ribbed but not netted. Light salmon flesh. Average productiveness. 



40. Montreal Nutmeg (Gregory). Large, darkish-nutmeg, globular, 6x6 

 inches, green-fleshed, uniform in shape, ribbed, netted. The most produc- 

 tive of any this season. 



41. Early Nitm eg {GxQgory). Common nutmeg size, average 5 inches in 

 diameter, green flesh, ribbed, netted, productive. 



42. Osage (Gregory). Dark green, ribbed, elongated, slightly netted, aver- 

 age size 5^ by 7 inches, fairly productive. A strain of Miller's Cream 

 No. 13. 



43. Bay View (Gregory). Elongated, 4^x9 inches, slightly ribbed, long 

 striped netting, green flesh, average productiveness. 



44. Delnionico (Gregory). Large, roundish, 6xy}4 inches, elongated, ribbed, 

 large coarse netting. Average productiveness, orange flesh, good flavor. 



45. Extra Early Hackensack (Gregory). Round and regular nutmeg Hack- 

 ensack form. Above the average in productiveness. 



46. N'etv White Japan (Gregorv). Smooth, whitish, round to oblong, 

 slightly ribbed, 5x6 inches. Flavor not as good as usual this season. Pro- 

 ductive. 



47. Spillmaii's Fine Abetted (Gregory). Resembles Banquet excepting a 

 slight tendency to produce ribs. Flesh green, quality good 8^, average 

 productiveness. 



48. Christiana (Gregory). Dark green, fair size, deeply ribbed. Resembles 

 Carmes (No. 38), but is not so much distorted. 



49. Extra Early Cantaloupe (Gregory). Fruit darkish, slightly elongated, 

 4 to 5 inches in diameter, ribbed, finely netted, productive, green flesh, flavor 

 good 9. 



50. Champion Market (Gregorv). Fairly good size, Hackensack type, 

 light green flesh, too late this season. 



51. Bana7ia (Gregory). General banana form, grayish green, smooth sur- 

 face, flesh yellow, average length this season one foot, poor quality. 



52 Surprise (Gregory). Round, grayish-green, smooth, slightly ribbed, 6 

 inches in diameter. Whitish flesh, fair flavor 7. White Japan type. 



53. Chicago Nutmeg (Gregory). Not a typical nutmeg variety. Dark 

 greenish appearance, very little netted, round, fair size; late, not very pro- 

 ductive. 



