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3. With Green or White Fleshy and thin Rind. 



17. DAREE MELON. Hort. Trans. Vol. vi. p. 557. 

 Fruit oval or ovate, about nine inches long, and six 



inches in diameter. Skin closely mottled with dark 

 sea-green'upon a pale ground, rather widely netted, but 

 is subject to become smooth. Flesh white, thick, crisp, 

 and melting ; when fully ripened very sweet, but rather 

 insipid if imperfectly matured: it is always, however, 

 cool and pleasant. 



This is a good deal like the next sort ; but the rind, 

 when netted, exhibits coarse reticulations. The princi- 

 pal differences are in the stalk, which is two inches and 

 a half long, and in the flesh which is white, not green. 

 It is a finer fruit, but less highly flavoured. 



18. GEREE MELON. Hort. Trans. Vol. vi. p. 556. 

 Ostrich Egg. Jb. 557. 



A handsome green fruit. In shape it is oval or ovate, 

 eight inches long, and four inches and a half in diame- 

 ter. The skin is closely mottled with dark sea-green, 

 upon a pale ground, and is either netted or not ; in the 

 former case, the meshes are very close, by which charac- 

 ter it may be readily known from the Daree. When 

 well ripened, various numerous longitudinal fissures 

 appear upon the rind, which has sometimes from nine 

 to eleven short dark-green streaks, radiating from the 

 apex. Stalk very short. Flesh one. inch and a half or 

 two inches thick, bright green, melting, very sweet, and 

 highly flavoured. 



The Geree melon is a good bearer, but tender. 



19. GREEN HOOSAINEE. Hort. Trans. Vol. vi. 

 p. 560. 



Fruit handsome egg-shaped, five inches long, and 

 four inches in diameter. Skin, when unripe, of a very 

 deep green, but when matured, of a fine, even, light 



