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THE VEGETABLES OF NEW YORK 



Golden Cream. 



This melon was first offered in 1923 by Gill Bros. 

 Seed Co., Portland, Oregon. Little is known of the 

 history of the variety. 



This is a moderately early variety, about 5 or 6 

 days earlier than Bender's Surprise, in season with 

 Delicious and Extra Early Osage and about a week later 

 than Fordhook. The fruits are most like Extra Early 

 Osage in shape but differ from that variety in having 

 much less but coarser netting and a distinctly pale 

 creamy yellow (instead of dark brownish green) skin. 

 The flesh is thicker, rather lighter orange in color and 

 more distinctly flavored. 



Plant medium in vigor; vines moderately coarse; branches few. 



Fruit medium large, 7-7 ' -j x 5-5 ] 2 inches; weight 3 ] _>^t 

 pounds. Shape nearly ovate, base slightly enlarged; blossom scar 

 obscure; ribs absent; furrows absent. Netting moderately sparse, 

 very coarsely interlaced, often streaked without cross lacing; cork 

 moderately light, distributed unevenly over the surface; interstices 

 shallow. Skin color creamy yellow. Flesh pale pinkish orange; 

 moderately thick, 1 1 2-1 3 4 inches; texture very fine, not fibrous, 

 moderately soft and juicy; moderately sweet, somewhat sprightly 

 and acid, rather highly flavored and rather pleasantly aromatic; 

 quality fair; cavity moderately small, 3U x 2^' inches; triangular 

 in cross-section. Rind medium thick, Hr~M inch, rather weak and 

 tender. 



Golden Eagle. Refs. 29, 53, 69, 97, 99, 100, 101, 109, 

 133, 140. 



Golden Eagle, introduced in 1898 by W. Atlee 

 Burpee, was a rather attractive melon yet never became 

 exceedingly popular, possibly because of the many new 

 sorts which were being offered about that time. 



It is a midseason variety, maturing about 4-6 

 days earlier than Hale's Best, in season with Golden 

 Queen and Bender's Surprise, and 6 8 days later than 

 Emerald Gem. It is similar in shape to Hale's Best, 

 being more coarsely netted and more deeply furrowed. 

 The skin and flesh color is much like that of Emerald 

 Gem at full maturity. Oblate-shaped fruits, very much 

 like Greeley Wonder in type, occasionally appear. 



Fruit moderately small, 5^-6 x 4j£-4?4 inches; weight 

 2-2 }/o pounds. Shape oval, base very slightly extended; apex 

 rounded; blossom scar obscure; ribs slightly prominent, l'2- ,3 4 

 inches broad at the medial; furrows narrow, moderately shallow 

 and finely netted or streaked. Netting medium abundant, rather 

 coarsely interlaced, usually predominating in short longitudinal 

 streaks which are barely intertwined; cork medium heavy and rather 

 uniformly distributed over the ribs, base and apex. Skin color 

 dark green moderately blotched with dull orange buff at full 

 maturity. Flesh orange, moderately thin, I'v-lVj inches; texture 

 rather coarse and somewhat fibrous, moderately soft and juicy; 

 sweet, rather mildly flavored and mildly aromatic; quality fair. 

 Cavity moderately small, 3x2 inches, triangular in cross-section. 

 Rind thick, '4 inch, medium strong and rather tough. 



Golden Osage. Syn. New Golden Osage. 



New Golden Osage was an introduction in 1933 of 

 Chas. J. Lindholm of Minneapolis, Minnesota. Little 

 is known concerning the history of the variety, other than 

 that it represents a strain of Osage selected for superior 

 qualities. It has continued to be popular in the Min- 

 neapolis section and undoubtedly has merit. 



This is a midseason variety which matures 2 or 3 

 days earlier than Osage, in season with Sugar Rock and 



4-6 days later than Extra Early Osage. It is similar in 

 shape to Osage, although somewhat less enlarged at the 

 base. The skin color is a more creamy yellow than in 

 that variety and is more like that of Bender's Surprise, as 

 is the character of the netting. 



Fruit medium large, 7-7 J 2 x 5-5 'j inches; weight 3 ' ^ — 4 

 pounds. Shape oval, base full and slightly extended; apex even; 

 blossom scar conspicuous; ribs obscure, l l > inches broad at the 

 medial; furrows broad, very shallow and smooth. Netting moder- 

 ately abundant, coarsely interlaced; cork medium heavy, unevenly 

 distributed over the ribs, base and apex; interstices moderately 

 shallow. Skin color creamy yellow. Flesh pale orange, medium 

 thick, IJ4-I ' ■> inches; texture medium coarse and moderately 

 fibrous, medium firm and juicy; sweet, mildly flavored and mildly 

 aromatic; quality good. Cavity medium large, 4x2 inches, circular 

 in cross-section. Rind thick, J4— ^ ^ inch, rather soft and tender. 



Golden Oval. Ref. 121. 



The G. H. Wilson Seed Co. of Downs, Kansas, has 

 during the last few years introduced several new varieties 

 of muskmelons. These include Black African, Wilson 

 Black, Solomon Giant, Ivory Wonder, Perfect, and 

 Mammoth Black Oak. Of those tested at Geneva, 

 the Golden Oval seems the most promising. It is 

 claimed to be a hybrid coming from a cross between 

 Pollock 10-25 and Shumway's Giant. Its partial resist- 

 ance to melon mosaic is of interest. 



It is a midseason variety, maturing 4-6 days earlier 

 than Golden Combination, in season with Hearts O'Gold, 

 and 6-8 days later than Delicious. To some extent it 

 resembles Hale's Best in shape, but is somewhat more 

 enlarged at the base and tapered at the apex. The 

 netting on most of the fruits is lighter and more finely 

 interlaced than on Hale's Best, although on some it is 

 heavier and more coarsely interlaced. It is fully as 

 thick-fleshed and of equal quality. Its tendency to 

 split, however, will limit its area of adaptability. 



Plant very vigorous; vines moderately heavy and coarse; 

 branches moderately many. 



Fruit medium large, 6-7 x 5 1 2-6 inches; weight 3-3 ' 2 pounds. 

 Shape short oval, symmetrical, base slightly enlarged and full; 

 blossom scar rather prominent. Ribs rather obscure, 1 3 4 inches 

 broad at medial; furrows narrow, very shallow and netted. Netting 

 abundant, rather finely interlaced, about 40 per cent of fruits have 

 coarsely interlaced net which is often streaked; cork medium heavy 

 and distributed uniformly over the surface; interstices moderately 

 shallow. Skin color creamy yellow. Flesh orange; moderately 

 thick, I 3 ,,— l ; 'v inches; texture fine, slightly fibrous, firm, juicy; 

 sweet, very highly flavored and pleasantly aromatic: quality very 

 good. Cavity moderately small, 3 x 2 ' 2 inches, circular in cross- 

 section. Rind moderately thin, ' g inch, strong and tough. 



Grand. Ref. 136. Syns. Davis Grand, Improved 

 Davis Grand. 



Horace B. Davis of Leoni Township, Jackson 

 County, Michigan, discovered a single plant in a field 

 of Osage melons which produced fruits several days 

 earlier than and slightly different in color from the 

 genuine Osage. It was named the Grand and in 1907 

 distributed by S. M. Isbell & Co., Jackson, Michigan, and 

 by the Livingston Seed Co., Columbus, Ohio. For nearly 

 twenty years it was one of the leading varieties grown 

 in Michigan but was never widely grown in other districts. 



It was a moderately early variety which matured 

 5-6 days earlier than Osage, in season with Delicious, and 



