MELONS. 237 



22. SWEET MELON OF ISPAHAN. Hort. Trans.VoL 

 iii. p. 116. 



Fruit ovate, from eight to twelve inches long. Skin 

 nearly quite smooth, of a deep sulphur colour. Flesh 

 white, extending about half way to its centre, crisp, 

 sugary, and very rich : weight five to six pounds. 



SECOND DIVISION. WINTER MELONS. 



23. DAMPSHA MELON. Hort. Trans.Vol. iv. p. 21 1 . 

 Zamsky. Ib. 



First fruit in the season nearly cylindrical, bluntly 

 rounded at both ends. The skin varies from pale yel- 

 lowish green to intense dark olive, and the whole fruit 

 is prominently netted. Flesh bright and deep green 

 near the skin, pale towards the centre, quite melting, 

 and of excellent flavour. The later fruit becomes more 

 pointed at the ends, and lose much of their reticulation 

 on the surface, the dark green of the skin becoming 

 darker. 



24. GREEN VALENCIA. Hort. Trans.Vol. iii. p. 116. 

 t. 3. 



Winter Melon. Ib. 



fruit oval, with pointed extremities, very slightly 

 ribbed. Skin dark green dotted with very light green, 

 sometimes a little netted. Flesh white, becoming pale 

 straw colour as it ripens, firm, saccharine, and juicy, and 

 although not rich is pleasant. 



The last two sorts possess the valuable property of 

 keeping till the winter months, if hung up by the 

 stalk, or in nets in a dry room. 



The cultivation of melons in this country within the 

 last fifty years has been so general, and their manage- 

 ment so well understood, that it would appear unneces- 

 sary to treat particularly, and in detail, of what may be 



