68 PLANT INVENTORY NO. 167 



255942 to 255945. 



From Australia. Scions presented by the New South Wales Department of 

 Agriculture, Sydney. Received Mar. 17, 1959. 



255942 to 255944. Bred by the New South Wales Department of Agriculture 

 and named in 1955. 



255942. Prunus sp. Amygdalaceae. 



'Ransom'. An open-pollinated 'St. Margaret' seedling. Resembles 'St. 

 Margaret' but is several days earlier and a heavy cropper. Fruit large, red- 

 black, more resistant to splitting than 'St. Margaret'. 



255943. Prunus sp. 



'Regina'. A seedling of 'St. Margaret' >' 'Black Eagle'. Season similar 

 to 'Rival'. Resistant to splitting. Fruit itarge, round, heart-shaped, dark 

 red, of sweet flavor, prolific; stalk short; stone medium-sized. 



255944. Prunus sp. 



'Rival'. An open-pollinated seedling of 'St. Margaret'. Fruit large, 

 redblack, broadly heart-shaped; stalk short; flesh firm, vinous flavor; stone 

 moderately large. Fruit is 'Early Lyons' type, only slightly susceptible to 

 splitting and ripens with the midpick of this variety. 



255945. Prunus sp. 



'Rons'. Originated about 1928, New South Wales Department of Agri- 

 culture, Young. Seedling of 'Eagles Seedling,'' X unknown. Ripens 7 to 10 

 days before 'St. Margaret'. Fruit large, round, heart-shaped, dark red, in 

 heavy clusters; flavor excellent; stalks short. 



255946 to 255960. 



From the United States. Seeds held at the United States Regional Plant Intro- 

 duction Station, Geneva, New York. Numbered Mar. 18, 1959. 



255946 and 255947. Cucumis melo L. Cucurbitaceae. Muskmelon. 



255946. G6837. 'Pillnitser-Zucker'. (Var. modorus X cantalupensis.) 



From Pillnitser Experiment Station, Easl". Germany. Plants vigorous; 

 vines long; fruit set heavy, medium early; fruit globe 6.5 by 6.5 inches, 

 orange, ribbed, smooth, no netting; flesh deep orange, excellent quality. 

 Free of mosaic. 



255947. G7818. 'Hochgenuss'. (var. cantalupensis x reticulatus) . 



From Germany. Plants vigorous, vine medium long; fruit set good; 

 fruits four by six inches, globose, deeply grooved, no netting, orange, raised 

 dark green areas especially along grooves, excellent quality; seed cavity large. 



255948. Cucumis melo var. cantalupensis Naud. 



G6838. 'Delicious of Pillnitz'. From Pillnitz Experiment Station, East 

 Germany. Plant vigor poor; vine short; set fair, medium early; fruit six by 

 six inches, globose, orange, rough, raised dark green patches. Susceptible to 

 mosaic. 



255949. Cucumis melo var. inodorus Naud. 



G6671. 'Orange Rind'. From Greece. Plants vigorous; vine long; late- 

 maturing; fruit long oval, nine by five inches, orange, grooved at stem end, 

 no netting; excellent quality; flesh cream; seed cavity orange. 



255950 to 255953. Cucumis melo var. reticulatus Naud. 



255950. G6670. 'Yellow Skin'. From Greece. Plant vigorous, late- 

 maturity; set medium heavy; fruit five by five inches, globose, yellow, 

 slightly ribbed and medium-netted, good quality. 



255951. G7355. 'Wynne'. From Haiti. Plants vigorous, late-maturing; 

 vine long; set poor; fruit blunt, oblong, nine by six inches, grooved, slight 

 netted. Tolerant of mosaic and powdery mildew. 



