38 EXPERIMENTS WITH MUSKMELONS 



NOTES ON VARIETIES 



For general notes and illustrations upon varieties numbering 

 from 1 to 60, consult Bulletin No. 52 of this station. A few 

 illustrations were missed and are now given for the first time in 

 Fig. 3, this bulletin. For exterior appearance of each of the 

 following thirty-six varieties consult the photograph of each 

 as shown in Figs. 5, 6, 7. 



60. Large White French (Landreth). Oblong- melon of large 

 size, 7% by 11% inches. Color whitish green turning to yellow 

 when ripe; flesh orange. Too late for the North. 



61. Netted Nutmeg (Landreth) . Round, fairly productive; dark 

 green, ribbed, slightly netted, flavor sweet, regular in form, green 

 tlesh. 



62. Large Black Paris (Landreth). Many vines and but few 

 fruit. Ribbed and slightly netted, flesh green, size 8 by 12. 



63. Anne Arundel (Landreth). Large melon, 6 by 8% inches, 

 ribs shallow, distinct, and heavily netted, flesh green. 



64. Atlantic City (Landreth). Medium in size, pineapjfle in 

 shape, 6 by 10 inches, dark background netted and ribbed. Flesh 

 green, medium productiveness. 



65. Improved Jenny (Landreth). A typical dark green Hack- 

 ensack type. Fruit very uniform, 5% inches in diameter, lightish 

 green flesh of fair quality. 



66. Acme (Landreth). Dark green, small, oblong, 4 by 5% 

 inches, peaked at stem end, flesh green, productive, ribbed and 

 netted. 



67. Citron (Landreth). Large, dark green, ribbed, partly 

 netted and rest smooth, rather distorted, all sizes, productive, 

 rather late, flesh salmon. 



68. Ward's Nectar (Gregory). Dark, round, 5y 2 inches in diam- 

 eter, ribbed, smooth and one half netted, fairly productive but 

 few ripened, flesh green, Gem type. 



69. McCottcr's Pride (Ferry). Large vines, fruit irregular, 

 roundish, dark green, ribbed, slightly netted, orange red flesh, 

 not very productive and late this season. 



70. Shippers' Delight (Johnson & Stokes). Tines small but pro- 

 ductive, fruit 3y 2 by 3% inches, each melon having a button on 

 the blossom end, shape round, netted and ribbed, good quality', 

 flesh green. 



71. Togoodo (Johnson & Stokes). Good sized, light green, 

 smooth melons, not sufficiently mature, plants strong, large leaf. 



