236 MELONS. 



green, with a regularly netted surface, which, on the 

 exposed side, becomes rather yellow. Flesh pale green- 

 ish white, tender and delicate, full of an highly-perfumed, 

 pleasant, sweet juice. The rind is very thin ; the seeds 

 unusually large. 



This is a variety of much excellence ; it is a great 

 bearer, and hardier than any of the Persian melons except 

 the Large Germek. 



20. LARGE GERMEK. Hort. Trans. Vol. vi. p. 558. 

 A very handsome ribbed fruit, generally weighing five 



or six pounds, shaped like a depressed sphere, usually 

 six inches deep, and from seven to nine inches in diame- 

 ter. At the apex is situated a corona, or circular scar, 

 varying from an inch to two inches in diameter. Skin 

 sea-green, closely netted. Flesh one inch and three- 

 quarters or two inches thick, clear green, becoming paler 

 towards the inside, firm, juicy, very rich, and high fla- 

 voured. 



This is an excellent variety, ripening early, and speed- 

 ily arriving at a bearing state. It is very prolific, and 

 produces larger fruit than any of the Persian melons, and 

 generally produces a second crop spontaneously. 



21. MELON OF KEISING. Hort. Trans. Vol. vi. 

 p. 555. 



A beautiful egg-shaped fruit, eight inches long, five 

 inches wide in the middle, and six inches wide at the 

 base. Skin of a pale lemon colour, minutely speckled 

 with paler dots, regularly netted all over, with a few 

 cracks lengthwise. Flesh from one inch and a half to 

 two inches and a quarter thick, nearly white, flowing 

 copiously with a cool juice, extremely delicate, sweet, 

 and high flavoured, similar in texture to a well-ripened 

 Beurre pear. 



It resembles the next sort, but differs in being closely 

 netted all over, instead of being smooth. 



