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THE VEGETABLES OF NEW YORK 



spicuous; ribs moderately prominent, 1% inches broad at the medial; 

 furrows medium broad, moderately shallow and smooth. Netting 

 moderately abundant, rather coarsely interlaced, often streaked; 

 cork heavy, distributed uniformly over the ribs; interstices moder- 

 ately deep; skin color creamy yellow sparsely mottled with green. 

 Flesh pale green near the rind, blending gradually to pale 

 yellowish white adjacent to the cavity, moderately thin, 1-1 J i inches; 

 texture moderately soft and juicy, fibrous. Very sweet, rather 

 highly flavored, aroma mild; quality moderately good. Cavity 

 moderately large, 5 x 2} 2 inches, circular in cross-section. Rind 

 thick, '4 inch, moderately tough. 



Admiral Togo. Refs. 15, 58, 109, 136. Syns. Gold 

 Nugget, Iowa Standard. 



D. M. Ferry & Co., Detroit, Michigan, offered this 

 in 1907 as a small oval melon combining the quality of 

 Defender with the netting and shipping qualities of the 

 Netted Gem. Listed by Ferry continuously through 

 1926 it gained many friends as a medium early sweet 

 melon. Joseph Harris 8b Co. continued to list the 

 variety through 1931. 



It was a moderately early variety, maturing about 

 4-6 days earlier than Burrell's Gem, in season with Netted 

 Gem and 4-6 days later than Golden Champlain. It 

 most resembled Netted Gem in shape, size and netting 

 characteristics but had flesh much like that of Burrell's 

 Gem. 



Fruit small, 4 J 2-5 x 4— 4^2 inches; weight 1 J 4— 1 J 2 pounds. 

 Shape short oval, symmetrical, blossom scar obscure; ribs slightly 

 prominent, IJ4 inches broad at the medial; furrows broad, shallow 

 and usually smooth. Netting abundant, medium coarsely inter- 

 laced; cork medium heavy, rather broadened and uniformly dis- 

 tributed over the ribs. Skin color dark green. Flesh orange, 

 moderately thin, 1—1) s inches; texture medium fine, rather fibrous, 

 firm and juicy; sweet, highly flavored and mildly aromatic; quality 

 good. Cavity very small, 2 x IJ2- 1?4 inches, circular in cross- 

 section. Rind medium thick, J s inch, tough and strong. 



Allen's Superb. Refs. 44, 45. 



This variety with oval, thickly netted fruit was listed 

 and described in the 1875 catalog of D. M. Ferry & Co. 

 It was also carried by Hovey in 1863 and Thorburn in 

 1861. The flesh was green and sweet and in general 

 the variety was classed in the nutmeg group. 



Anne Arundel. Refs. 4, 40, 53, 83, 84, 97, 98, 99, 100, 

 101, 105, 107, 112, 133. 



As introduced this variety was an improvement on 

 the Acme or Baltimore Market. Griffith 8b Turner of 

 Baltimore and Geo. Tait 8b Sons, Norfolk, Virginia, were 

 the first to offer seed although it had been grown previous 

 to 1890 by a number of the leading growers of Anne 

 Arundel County, Maryland. A clear cut photograph of 

 this melon was shown in the 1898 catalog of Johnson 8b 

 Stokes. D. Landreth 8b Sons, Philadelphia, also listed 

 the variety in 1892. For many years it was a popular 

 variety in the tri-state region. 



This is a moderately early variety which matured 

 at Geneva 5 6 days earlier than Hackensack, in season 

 with Knight and about a week later than Jenny Lind. 

 The fruits are much like Acme in shape, although 

 slightly larger and more distinctly fusiform. The netting 

 is much more uniformly interlaced and shows less tend- 

 ency to form long streaks. The flesh of Anne Arundel 



is brighter green and does not have the yellowish portion 

 present in Acme. 



Plant vigorous; vines moderately heavy and coarse; branches 

 many. 



Fruit medium large, 7 J 2-8 x 5-5 ' 2 inches; weight 3—+ pounds. 

 Shape fusiform; apex raised; base extended; ribs moderately promi- 

 nent, 1 3 4 inches broad at the medial; furrows distinct, medium 

 broad, moderately shallow and smooth. Netting moderately 

 abundant, medium finely laced; cork heavy, distributed uniformly 

 over the ribs, the base and apex; interstices moderately deep. 

 Skin color creamy yellow, sparsely mottled with green. Flesh 

 light green, medium thick, 1 ' 4 1 ' o inches; texture medium soft, 

 moderately juicy, slightly coarse and fibrous; sweet, somewhat 

 sprightly, rather mildly flavored and mild aroma; quality fair to 

 moderately good. Cavity moderately large, 4x2'j inches, circular 

 in cross-section. Rind thick, } 4 inch, strong and moderately tough. 



Atlantic City. Syns. Atlantic City Extra Early, Early 

 Atlantic City. 

 This was a variety which, when introduced in 1889 

 by D. Landreth 8b Sons of Philadelphia, was advocated 

 as an improvement over Baltimore Citron. A green- 

 fleshed sort it apparently differed little from that variety 

 except in size. It was cataloged as Atlantic City Extra 

 Early up to 1918. 



Banana. Refs. 4, 15, 21, 26, 29, 39, 45, 49, 53, 54, 84, 

 88, 95, 96, 98, 99, 100, 101, 105, 106, 124, 127, 

 132, 133, 136, 144. Syns. Banana Citron, Cuban 

 Banana, Mexican Banana. 



This melon has been offered as a novelty practically 

 since the time seed catalogs became the popular medium 

 for the listing of seeds and plants. In the catalog 

 of James J. H. Gregory of 1885 he wrote: " None of the 

 170 varieties of vegetables exhibited by me at the 

 exhibition of the Essex Agricultural Society in the fall 

 of 1883 created a greater interest than the Banana melon. 

 When ripe it reminds one of a large overgrown banana and 

 what is a singular coincidence, it smells like one, having 

 a remarkably powerful and delicious fragrance." 



It was one of the latest sorts to mature at Geneva, 

 being in season with Giant and about 4 6 days later 

 than Montreal Market. It is a rather unique variety 

 and although occasionally somewhat netted, it seems to 

 be intermediate in certain respects between the common 

 muskmelon and Cucumis melo var. flexuousus. 



Plant vigorous; vines medium slender; branches many. 



Fruit very large, 15-18 x 4-4 .'2 inches; weight 3j£-4 pounds. 

 Shape very long cylindrical, often moderately curved near the base, 

 somewhat tapering at base and apex; blossom scar obscure; ribs 

 prominent, very numerous, '_> 'i inch broad at the medial; fur- 

 rows very numerous, narrow, moderately shallow and smooth. 

 Netting very sparse, usually long and streaked, or very coarsely 

 interlaced, very often entirely lacking; cork medium heavy and 

 broad, distributed unevenly; interstices shallow. Skin color 

 creamy yellow. Flesh salmon orange to orange, moderately thin, 

 1-1 } 4 inches; texture fine, fiberless, soft and juicy; very sweet, 

 often nauseous, very mildly flavored and mildly aromatic; quality 

 fair to moderately good. Cavity very large, 10-12 x 1 ' 1 1 ' ■< inches, 

 circular in cross-section. Rind thick, V ( inch, soft and rather weak. 



Banquet. Refs. 4, 9, 29, 38, 53, 83, 84, 92, 96, 97, 98, 

 99, 100, 101, 106, 107, 125, 127, 128, 133, 136, 144. 

 Syn. New Banquet. 

 This melon was introduced in 1891 by Peter Hender- 

 son 8b Co., W. Atlee Burpee 8b Co., and others as a very 



