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THE VEGETABLES OF NEW YORK 



first known commercially in 1933 as McDaniel's Nugget 

 and as such was sent out for trial by the Ferry-Morse 

 Seed Co. Since that time it has become better known as 

 Arizona Nugget and as such is cataloged by the Woodside 

 Seed Growers Co. of Rocky Ford, Colorado. The fruits 

 are smaller than those of Perfecto, are heavily netted, 

 slightly ribbed, and have flesh which is a deep salmon 

 in color. 



Melodew. Syns. Golden Melodew, Honeymel, Honey 

 Net, Masterpiece. 



This new melon was discovered by J. E. Gauger 

 of Swink, Colorado, who had named and introduced 

 the Honey Dew many years ago. Melodew was first 

 introduced in 1913 by the Melodew Company, Rocky 

 Ford. Walter Higbee and Jerre Cover took a leading 

 part in the selection work. It has been successfully 

 grown in Northern districts where the season is too short 

 for Honey Dew. 



It is a moderately late melon at Geneva, having 

 reached maturity 4 or 5 days earlier than Weaver Special 

 in season with Abbott's Pearl and Golden Combination 

 and about a week or 10 days later than Sugar Rock. 

 In exterior appearance the fruits most resemble Weaver 

 Special and Honeyball, although they are usually some- 

 what more oval than these varieties and less uniformly 

 netted than those of the former. It is similar in shape to 

 Hale's Best, but is decidedly less netted and distinctly 

 more creamy yellow in skin color. 



Plant moderately vigorous; vines coarse and moderately heavy; 

 branches moderately few. 



Fruit moderately small, 5-5 1 ;; x 4'o-5 inches; weight 2-2*2 

 pounds. Shape short oval, base and apex rounded and full, blossom 

 scar inconspicuous; ribs obscure, medium broad, 1 ! 4 inches at the 

 medial; furrows very shallow, narrow and sparsely netted. Netting 

 moderately abundant, rather coarsely interlaced, often somewhat 

 streaked; cork medium light, distributed uniformly over the entire 

 fruit; interstices moderately shallow; skin color pale creamy yellow 

 with a greenish tint. Flesh light green, medium thick, 1 : 4 -l ] 2 

 inches, texture coarse, slightly fibrous, very firm, moderately juicy; 

 sweet, somewhat sprightly, rather highly flavored and mildly 

 aromatic; quality good. Cavity small, 2 ; \j x 1 * _> inches, triangular 

 in cross-section. Rind medium thick, } s~ i 4 inch, light green, strong 

 and tough. 



Melrose. Refs. 7, 11, 29, 53, 69, 96, 97, 98. 99, 101, 107, 

 112, 114, 128, 133, 136, 140. Syn. New Melrose. 



This variety came from a Mr. Paynter Frame of 

 Delaware as a chance seedling in a mixed planting grown 

 in 1885. Mr. Frame while going over the field late in 

 the season noticed a few melons that were edible after 

 the others were gone. Seed from these fruits gave 

 some rather promising plants and after several years 

 selection, a type which was fixed and pure was secured. 

 Seeds were offered in packets by W. Atlee Burpee in 

 1893, and for many years the variety was quite popular. 



This was a moderately late variety maturing a few 

 days earlier than Texas Cannon Ball and in season with 

 Nixon. It was slightly more oval than Texas Cannon 

 Ball, but very similar to that variety in character of 

 netting and skin color. The flesh was usually more 

 often tinted with pink about the cavity. 



Fruit moderately small, 5 1 j-6 x 5-5 J 2 inches; weight 2 1 . 1 -2 1 _; 

 pounds. Shape short oval to nearly globular, base rounded to very 

 slightly extended, apex rounded; blossom scar obscure; ribs and 

 furrows obscure. Netting moderately abundant, very largely 

 streaked, slightly cross netted, somewhat circular at base and 

 apex; net medium light, distributed moderately uniform over the 

 surface; interstices medium shallow. Skin color dull bronze green 

 mottled with dull orange brown at full maturity. Flesh green with 

 a narrow pink area about the cavity, thin, Jg-l inch; texture coarse 

 and fibrous, medium firm and medium juicy; sweet, fair flavor and 

 mildly aromatic; quality fair to good. Cavity moderately small, 

 3 x 2 ' 2 inches, circular in cross-section. Rind medium thick, 

 1 * inch, moderately strong and tough. 



Miller's Cream. Refs. 46, 84, 118. Syns. Miller's 

 Cream Nutmeg, Miller's Cream Osage, Miller's 

 Hybrid, New Princess. 

 When the number of good varieties was much smaller 

 than it is today it was the policy of many leading 

 gardeners to test out all the promising novelties as 

 offered. John D. Miller of Elmira, New York, in pur- 

 suance of this policy grew among other varieties Casaba, 

 Sill's Hybrid and Green Nutmeg muskmelons. In 1877 

 a different appearing melon was noticed in the field 

 planted with seed of his own saving. The progeny of 

 this apparent hybrid differed widely in shape, size, 

 skin color and form but after a period of selection a 

 rather long type with green skin and deep orange flesh 

 of the highest quality was developed. Seed of this was 

 first distributed in 1885 by J. J. H. Gregory of Marble- 

 head, Massachusetts, under the name Miller's Cream. 

 In describing this melon in 1886 Goff wrote: " This 

 delicious melon is distinct from any I have thus far 

 described. I think it is the first oval, orange fleshed 

 melon I have met." The new melon soon became very 

 popular and was a leading variety in nearly all musk- 

 melon growing districts. From seed as originally sent 

 out there occasionally appeared mixed types. Con- 

 tinued selection on these resulted in a fairly stable sort 

 but today there is no recognized type for Miller's Cream. 

 Osage and Miller's Cream from the time of their separate 

 introduction have been confused and it is little wonder 

 that today they are considered as identical. 



Millionaire. 



This is a melon probably grown only in California. 

 It was introduced there about 1918 by Chas. C. Navlet 

 Co., San Jose, California. 



This was a moderately early variety, maturing 

 6-8 days earlier than Bender's Surprise, in season with 

 Delicious, and 4-6 days later than Golden Champlain. 

 It was similar in shape, character of netting and skin 

 color to that of Golden Combination. It differed from 

 that variety in being smaller and in having a distinctly 

 pale, more cream-colored flesh. 



Fruit moderately large, 6 ] 2~7 x 7-7 '-j inches; weight 5-6 

 pounds. Shape globular, slightly flattened at the base, apex even, 

 slightly susceptible to cracking; blossom scar rather conspicuous; 

 ribs slightly prominent, 2 inches broad at the medial; furrows broad, 

 shallow and smooth. Netting moderately abundant, rather coarsely 

 interlaced, often streaked and circular in pattern at the base; cork 

 medium heavy, distributed moderately uniform over the ribs, base 

 and apex; interstices medium deep. Skin color pale grayish green 

 later turning to creamy yellow. Flesh pale yellowish cream, thick, 



