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'' We have introduced only one muskmelon, our Ideal. It 

 was originated by Professor Price of the Texas Agricultural 

 and Mechanical College, College Station, Texas, and he sold 

 us the entire interest in it. It is interesting that we had 

 already named it the Ideal, when we received a letter from 

 Professor Price suggesting the same name. It is very pro- 

 ductive, very sweet, and of better flavor than any melon with 

 which we are acquainted. The flesh is a rich yellow, but 

 occasionally we still find one with green flesh, as one of its 

 parents was green-fleshed." 



Geo. Tait & Sons, 



Vii'ginia. 



"Reofarding the New Orleans Market muskmelon would 

 say that it has been the only muskmelon that gave satis- 

 faction in the immediate vicinity of New Orleans. Northern 

 varieties do not succeed so well, they have no taste the first 

 year and must be acclimated to be of any market value. Even 

 the New Orleans Market muskmelon does not produce the 

 same sweet melon if the seed was grown North. Our tiack- 

 ers are therefore very anxious to procure this seed genuine 

 and of southern production. 



The melon grows to a large size, larger than the large 

 Hackensack, is deeply scalloped and very roughly netted. 

 Flesh pale green to yellow, very deep, juicy, exceedingly 

 sweet, and of a delicious flavor." 



E. W. ElCHLING, 



Louisiana, 



'' The variety of melon called ' Large California Nutmeg ' 

 is a variety that was grown for many years by a melon 

 grower on the Sacramento River and was formerly known as 

 the ' Runyon Melon.' We never heard its history or origin. 

 It is the best large shipping Canteloupe that we know of and 

 we cannot find anything in the East to correspond with it. It 



