MELONS. 233 



Fruit rather small, round, depressed, strongly ribbed, 

 irregularly warted all over its surface. Skin dull yel- 

 low, mottled with dull green. Flesh an inch thick, 

 bright orange-red, sweet, and well flavoured. 



6. MELON DES CARMES. Hart. Soc. Cat. No. 37- 

 Fruit oblong, tapering to each end, eight inches in 



diameter in the middle, and twelve inches long. Skin 

 bright orange, mottled with dark green. Flesh pale 

 salmon colour, two inches thick, tender, not juicy, but 

 sweet and good flavoured. 



7. MONTAGU CANTALOUP. Hort. Soc. Cat. No. 4. 

 Hart. Trans. Vol. iv. p. 320. 



Fruit sometimes round, sometimes oval, about five 

 inches in diameter. Skin greenish white, netted. Flesh 

 one inch and a half thick, red, but not high coloured, 

 soft, juicy, sweet, and delicate. 



8. NETTED CANTALOUP. Hort. Soc. Cat. No. 5. 

 White Seeded Cantaloup. Ib. 



Fruit rather small, round. Skin pale green, very 

 closely reticulated. Flesh dark reddish orange, with a 

 rich sugary juice. 



9. NETTED Sue CAD A. Hort. Soc. Cat. No. 30. 

 Fruit middle-sized, somewhat ribbed. Skin dull 



pale green, very closely covered with reticulations. 

 Flesh deep orange colour, firm, and high flavoured. 



10. ORANGE CANTALOUP. Hort. Soc. Cat. No. 6. 

 Fruit below the middle size, round. Skin pale 



yellow, becoming deeper coloured when ripe, and a 

 little netted on its surface. Flesh deep orange- red, 

 juicy, sugary, and extremely high flavoured. 



11. ROMANA. Hort. Soc. Cat. No. 26. 



Fruit middle-sized, oval, slightly ribbed. Skin pale 

 yellow, reticulated on its surface. Flesh deep yellow, 

 firm, and well flavoured. 



12. SCARLET ROCK. Hort. Soc. Cat. No. 24. 

 Fruit oblate, deeply ribbed, about five inches deep, 



