CULTURAL DIRECTIONS 361 



508. Varieties. The New Hampshire Experiment 

 Station (Technical Bui. No. 2, and also the supplement 

 to this bulletin) has divided American muskmelons into 

 eight groups, as follows: 



1. JENNY LIND TYPE. "Small size, flattened at the 

 ends, average weight less than 2^/4 pounds." This class 

 includes Jersey Belle, Emerald Gem, Jenny Lind, Chris- 

 tiana, Shippers' Delight and True Jenny Lind. 



2. ROCKY FORD TYPE. "Small size, oval shape, average 

 weight less than 2^/4 pounds." The type includes Rocky 

 Ford, Golden Gem, Paul Rose, Pineapple, Netted Gem : 

 Round Netted Gem and other varieties cataloged since 

 the studies were made at the New Hampshire station. 

 This is very much the most important type commer- 

 cially. 



3. HACKENSACK TYPE. "Medium size, flattened at 

 ends, average weight 3 to 6 pounds." Subtype (a) 

 "shallow ribbed, netted," including Ironclad, Early 

 Nutmeg, Chicago Nutmeg and Improved Jenny. Sub- 

 type (b) "shallow ribbed, not netted," including Satis- 

 faction, Irondequoit and other varieties. Subtype (c) 

 "deep-ribbed cantaloupes." Belonging to this group are 

 Hackensack, Extra Early Hackensack, Nutmeg, Long 

 Island Beauty, Surprise, Perfection and others. 



4. MONTREAL TYPE. "Medium size, oval shape, aver- 

 age weight 3 to 6 pounds." Several prominent varieties 

 belong to this class, as Green-Fleshed Osage, Montreal 

 Nutmeg, Tip Top, Miller's Cream and Giant Chicago 

 Market. 



5. COSMOPOLITAN TYPE. "Medium size, oval shape, 

 no ribs, average weight 3 to 6 pounds." Among the 

 varieties belonging to this type may be mentioned Perfected 

 Delmonico, Blenheim Orange, Cosmopolitan and Superior. 



6. ACME-OSAGE TYPE. "Medium size, oblong shape, 

 average weight 3 to 6 pounds." Subtype (a) "shallow 

 ribbed," including Netted Nutmeg, Anne Arundel, Honey 



