MUSKMELONS 



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Long John. 



This new melon from Anne Arundel County, 

 Maryland, is similar in type to Acme. The Meyer Seed 

 Co. of Baltimore introduced this variety in 1930. 



It is a midseason sort maturing 3-4 days earlier 

 than Hackensack, in season with Acme, and 4-6 days 

 later than Anne Arundel. It most resembles Anne 

 Arundel but is more slender and oval shaped, not as 

 fusiform as that variety. The skin color is also decidedly 

 darker green, much like that of Bun-ell's Gem at com- 

 parable stages of development. The flesh is similar to 

 that of Anne Arundel but has a pink lining to the cavity 

 not present in that variety. 



Fruit moderately small, 6-7 x 4— I'j inches; weight 2-2 ' j 

 pounds. Shape long oval, base and apex slightly tapering, rounded 

 and full at the extreme ends: blossom scar raised and corky, con- 

 spicuous; ribs slightly prominent, 1 ' ■> inches broad at the medial; 

 furrows narrow, shallow and netted. Netting abundant, often 

 short streaked, nearly parallel to one another and somewhat dove- 

 tailed at the ends, occasionally finely interlaced; cork moderately 

 heavy, evenly distributed over the surface; interstices moderately 

 deep. Skin color dark green, later turning to brownish green. Flesh 

 light green, sparsely tinted with pale pink about the cavity, moder- 

 ately thin, 1-1 \ 4 inches; texture moderately coarse, fibrous, moder- 

 ately firm and medium juicy; moderately sweet, mildly flavored 

 and faintly aromatic; quality fair to poor. Cavity medium large, 

 4 ' 2 x 2 inches, circular in cross-section. Rind thick, \ 4 inch, strong 

 and tough. 



Long Yellow. Refs. 4, 11, 20, 25, 26, 29, 44, 45, 46, 49, 

 51, 53, 70, 86, 95, 96, 98, 99, 100, 102, 127, 133, 138. 

 Syns. A. S. & L. Melon, Arlington Long Yellow, 

 Big Ben, California Cream, Common Muskmelon, 

 Granite State, Improved Yellow Large Musk- 

 melon, Large Round Yellow, Long Orange. 

 In 1863 Burr described under the name Large- 

 ribbed Netted or Common Muskmelon a variety which 

 undoubtedly later came to be better known as Long 

 Yellow. The names as indicated represented the 

 largest yellow-fleshed melon grown and the type has 

 persisted to the present day. The long oval-shaped 

 melons have never been as popular as the short oval or 

 round types and this has been attributed to the fact 

 that the long oval types are more subject to injury in 

 handling. The variety was undoubtedly used in crossing 

 to bring out newer varieties with orange flesh. 



This is a moderately early variety maturing at 

 Geneva about ten days earlier than Bay View, in season 

 with Delicious and Extra Early Osage and about 4-6 days 

 later than Golden Champlain. It is very much like 

 Bay View in shape and skin color. It differs from that 

 variety in flesh color, more granular in flesh character, 

 and in being larger, less netted and less finely interlaced. 



Plant vigorous; vines moderately coarse and heavy; branches 

 many. 



Fruits very large, 10-12 x 5-6 inches; weight 6-8 pounds. 

 Shape fusiform to long oval, base tapering, apex even, blossom scar 

 obscure: ribs prominent, 2 inches broad at the medial; furrows 

 broad, moderately deep and smooth. Netting moderately sparse, 

 medium finely laced; cork medium long, unevenly distributed over 

 the ribs; interstices shallow. Skin color dull orange yellow sparsely 

 mottled with green. Flesh pale orange yellow, medium thick, 

 l 1 |-l'j inches; texture fine; fiberless, moderately firm, rather 

 dry, insipid, poorly flavored and lacking in aroma; quality poor. 



Cavity very large, 8x3 inches, circular in cross-section. Rind 

 thick, ' 1 inch, weak and tender. 



Los Lngeles Market. 



This melon was introduced about 1908 by Aggeler & 

 Musser of Los Angeles. With the exception of Giant 

 it was the largest fruited sort then known. 



It was a moderately late variety, maturing between 

 Hackensack and Montreal Market. It was somewhat 

 more globular than Hackensack, equally as well netted, 

 and intermediate in size between that variety and 

 Montreal Market. Also the skin color was more orange 

 and the ribs less prominent. 



Fruit moderately large, 7-8 x 6-7 inches, weight 5-6 pounds. 

 Shape nearly globular to slightly oval, symmetrical, base and apex 

 full and broadly rounded; blossom scar obscure; ribs slightly promi- 

 nent, 1?4~2 inches broad at the medial; furrows broad, shallow and 

 netted. Netting abundant, rather coarsely interlaced; cork heavy 

 and broad, distributed evenly over the surface; interstices moderately 

 deep. Skin color dull burnt orange. Flesh green, moderately 

 thick, 1 ] 2-1 '4 inches; texture coarse and fibrous, medium soft and 

 juicy; very sweet, highly flavored and distinctly aromatic; quality 

 very good. Cavity large, 4x3 inches, circular in cross-section. 

 Rind thick, J4 inch, strong and tough. 



Matchless. Refs. 69, 95, 101, 133, 136, 140. Syn. 

 Early Matchless. 



From W. B. Covalt of Kansas, W. Atlee Burpee 

 received a basket of muskmelons, which, although pos- 

 sessing seme of the characteristics of the leading melons 

 of that period, were apparently different enough to 

 attract notice. After a year's trial and testing by 

 several noted melon growers, Burpee introduced it in 

 1901 as Matchless. Matchless remained a popular 

 variety for nearly thirty years. 



It is a midseason variety, maturing about 3^1 days 

 earlier than Hackensack, in season with Acme and 3-4 

 days later than Netted Gem. It is larger than Netted 

 Gem but otherwise is similar to it in shape, character of 

 netting, and flesh color. 



Fruit moderately small, 6 ] 2-7 x 4 ] 2-5 inches; weight 2 ! 2~3 

 pounds. Shape moderately long, plump, oval, base and apex 

 gently rounded; blossom scar obscure; ribs slightly prominent, 1 1 -> 

 inches broad at the medial; furrows narrow, very shallow and 

 usually smooth. Netting abundant, medium finely interlaced; 

 cork medium heavy, distributed uniformly over the ribs, base and 

 apex; interstices medium deep. Skin color dark bronze green. 

 Flesh light green, moderately thin, 1-1 ] 4 inches; texture medium 

 coarse and rather fibrous, soft and juicy; very sweet, somewhat 

 sprightly, rather highly flavored and pleasantly aromatic; quality 

 good. Cavity moderately small, 3 1 2—+ x 1 %-2 inches, circular in 

 cross-section. Rind thick, ' 4 inch, medium strong and moderately 

 tough. 



McCotter's Pride. Refs. 98, 99, 100, 101, 133, 136. 

 This name was given to a variety introduced in 1897 

 by D. M. Ferry 85 Co., Detroit, Michigan, and listed by 

 them until 1912. Although rather late in season, it was 

 a variety intended to fill the need for a large melon, 

 spherical in shape, with orange flesh, and of high quality. 

 It was very similar to Buckbee's Ideal. 



McDaniels Nugget. Ref. 81. Syns. Arizona Nugget, 

 Yuma Nugget. 

 E. M. McDaniel of Yuma, Arizona, selected this 

 melon from a strain of Perfecto cantaloupes. It was 



