MELON. 165 
light green; skin light yellowish hue when fully 
ripened. 
First introduced as Netted Gem, but now more commonly known 
as Rocky Ford. 
Nutmeg, or Green Citron. Medium-sized, oval in 
form; flattened ends; heavily ribbed and netted; flesh 
green, skin green, 
Osage, or Miller’s Cream, Salmon and Green. Med- 
ium size; slightly oval form, rounded ends; lightly 
ribbed and netted; skin dark-green, flesh deep orange. 
Paul Rose, or Petoskey. Small size; slightly oblong 
form, heavily ribbed and netted; flesh deep salmon- 
colored, skin light-green or faint golden when ripe. 
White Japan, or Surprise. Medium-sized, round 
form; flesh cream color; skin smooth, white, and 
seldom netted. 
Winter Casaba, or Santa Claus, Winter Pineapple. 
Large size, round form, pointed at stem end, flattened 
at the other; smooth corrugated skin, yellowish-green 
in color; flesh light-green. Possesses none of the com- 
mon Musk Melon odor; seldom ripens on the vine, but 
may be stored in a cool, dry place or cellar and allowed 
to ripen like winter pears; keeps long. 
Water Varieties. Alabama Sweet. Large size, 
oblong form; thin dark green rind; flesh deep-red, 
crisp; seed white. 
Arkansas Traveler, or Santiago. Large size, long 
form; thin, tough rind in color dark-green with stripes 
of darker shade; flesh deep red; seed drab. 
Black Spanish. Large size, nearly round form; dark 
or blackish-green rind; flesh crisp, bright scarlet; seed 
nearly black, tipped with brown. 
Blue Gem, or Georgia Blue, Gloussier, Iceberg. Large 
