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by many people to be of excellent flavor, although most 

 people would prefer the Rocky Ford or Emerald Gem. 



Banquet. Fruits are well netted, medium size; flesh salmon 

 color and of excellent quality. 



Bay View. Fruit long, often a foot or more, oblong, quite 

 heavily ribbed and netted, good quality and fine for home 

 use. 



Burr ell's Gem. Fruit oval in shape and of fairly good size* 

 flesh an orange color, and has a very agreeable, spicy 

 flavor. 



Cassaba. Fruit large; flesh green and of good quality. One 

 of the largest muskmelons grown. 



Champion Market. Fruit resembles the Netted Gem, except 

 that this is much larger ; the flesh is green and of fine 

 quality and a good shipper. Ripens early. 



Chicago Market. This is one of the larger types of uniform 

 'size; skin thickly netted; seed cavity quite small; flesh 

 green, of fine flavor ; ripens early, but is a good keeper. 



Cosmopolitan. "It is said to combine the firm, sweet flesh of 

 the French cantaloupe with the delicious flavor of the 

 American muskmelon." A very handsome, green-flesh 

 fruit, slightly oval, without ribs. Color, light green, but 

 at maturity it is covered with a dense silver-gray netting. 



Defender. This is one of the best of the yellow-flesh varie- 

 ties, of medium size, oval in shape; flesh firm and rich. 

 Vines vigorous and productive. Needs plenty of room. 



Early Christiana. Fruit yellow-fleshed, very rich and juicy. 



Early Citron. An early, flattened sort; flesh green and of fair 

 quality. 



Early Hackensack. Much the same as Hackensack, but ripens 

 about ten days earlier. A strain of the old variety. 



Emerald Gem. Fruit small, round, dark green ; orange-colored 

 flesh and very sweet; one of the best for home use and 

 near-by market. 



Pordhook. Fruit medium in size; flesh thick, orange-yellow 

 color, of the highest flavor when well grown. A good 

 shipper in baskets or crates. 



Garden Lemon. Or Lemon Cucumber ; fruits nearly round, 

 yellow ground with green markings ; a smooth skin ; flesh 

 very tender, and has a sweet, melon flavor. It is princi- 

 pally used for flavoring. Does not belong with the garden 

 melon, botanically speaking. 



Golden Jenny. A small, very early variety; a good shipper; 

 said to be an improvement on the Jenny Lind. 



Hackensack. This is one of the old, popular varieties, largely 



