CULTURAL DIRECTIONS 36I 



508. Varieties. — ^The New Hampshire "■ Experiment 

 Station (Technical Bui. No. 2, and also the supplement 

 to this bulletin) has divided American muskmelons into 

 eight groups, as follows : 



1. Jenny Lind Type. "Small size, flattened at the, 

 ends, average weight less than 2^ pounds." This class 

 includes Jersey Belle, Emerald Gem, Jenny Lind, Chris- 

 tiana, Shippers' Delight and True Jenny Lind. 



2. Rocky Ford Type. "Small size, oval shape, average 

 weight less than 2^ pounds." The type includes Rocky 

 Ford, Golden Gem, Paul Rose, Pineapple, Netted Gem, 

 Round Netted Gem and other varieties cataloged since 

 the studies were made at the New Hampshire station. 

 This is very much the most important type commer- 

 cially. 



3. Hackensack Type. "Medium size, flattened at 

 ends, average weight 3 to 6 pounds." Subtype (a) 

 "shallow ribbed, netted," including Ironclad, Early 

 Nutmeg, Chicago Nutmeg and Improved Jenny. Sub- 

 type (b) "shallow ribbed, not netted," including Satis- 

 faction, Irondequoit and other varieties. Subtype ('c) 

 "deep-ribbed cantaloupes." Belonging to this group are 

 Hackensack, Extra Early Hackensack, Nutmeg, Long 

 Island Beauty, Surprise, Perfection and others. 



4. Montreal Type. "Medium size, oval shape, aver- 

 age weight 3 to 6 pounds." Several prominent varieties 

 belong to this class, as Green- Fleshed Osage, Montreal 

 Nutmeg, Tip Top, Miller's Cream and Giant Chicago 

 Market. 



5. Cosmopolitan Type. "Medium size, oval shape, 

 no ribs, average weight 3 to 6 pounds." Among the 

 varieties belonging to this type may be mentioned Perfected 

 Delmonico, Blenheim Orange, Cosmopolitan and Superior. 



6. AcME-OsAGE Type. "Medium size, oblong shape, 

 average weight 3 to 6 pounds." Subtype (a) "shallow 

 ribbed," including Netted Nutmeg, Anne Arundel, Honey 



