KINDS OF FRUITS. 3O9 



spect to melons. I shall only therefore name a few 

 also in the order in which they ripen : 



The Early Golden Cantelope. The Carbuncjed Rock. 



The Orange Cantelope. Lee's Rock Cantelope. 



The Netted Cantelope. Lee's Romano. 



The Silver Cantelope. Large Netted Romana. 



The Black Rock Cantelope, Fair's Romana, 



1. The Early Golden Cantelope. 

 Excepting a kind called the Pocket Melon, 

 (which is a trifling, small thing,) this is the earliest 

 I know. It is deep furrowed, middle-sized, longish ; 

 golden coloured, with green spots or blotches of dif- 

 ferent sizes, which generally disappear when the 

 fruit gets dead ripe. The flesh is not very high-co- 

 loured, nor can it be reckoned high-flavoured ; 

 though, with respect to flavour, there is something 

 in it particular, in which it differs from other can- 

 telopes, and with which some are pleased. The 

 plant grows freely, shows early, sets its fruit well ; 

 and it is a very great bearer. 



2, The Orange Cantelope. 



This is an excellent early melon, smaller than the 

 above, round, and pale yellow ; though it becomes; 

 deeper yellow when dead ripe. The flesh, when 

 just fit for cutting, is orange ; but when riper, it is 

 more red. When the fruit is young, and indeed 

 till it be half grown, or more, it is covered with soft 

 bristles or hairs. As it swells and ripens, it be- 

 comes partly netted, but not nearly so much so as 



