NETTED MELONS 



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Golden Queen Melon.— A vigorous kind, probably a sub- 

 variety of the preceding one, with somewhat larger and well-netted 

 fruit ; flesh firm, juicy, and highly flavoured- 



Hackensack Melon. — This is a vigorous form of the Green- 

 fleshed Pine-apple Melon, with spherical fruit. 



Extra Early Hackensack Melon. — Much in request in New 

 York markets, and about ten days earlier than the type. 



High Cross Hybrid Melon.— Fruit medium-sized, spherical, and 

 of a uniform white colour ; flesh quite green, rather thick and melting. 



Montreal Market Melon. — Very big, rather late, spherical or 

 slightly oblong, the ribs well marked ; skin dark green and netted 

 all over ; flesh light green and sugary. 



Rocky Ford, or Netted Gem, Melon. — A late variety ; fruit 

 almost round or slightly oval, ribs not high ; skin thin, netted, first 

 green then a peculiar gray when ripe ; flesh pale green and very 

 sweet. One of the favourites of the American markets, and grown 

 in large quantities in Colorado State. 



Skillmann's Netted Melon. — A sub-variety of the Green- 

 fleshed Pine-apple Melon, with fruit twice as large. 



William Tillery Melon.- — Fruit oval, with ribs very feebly 

 marked ; skin dark green, slightly netted when ripe ; flesh very 

 green, not very thick, quite melting and exceedingly sweet, but 

 deficient in delicacy of flavour. 



II. CANTALOUP, or ROCK MELONS 



French, Melons cantaloups. German, Cantaloup-Melone. Italian, Zatta. 

 Spanish, Meloncillo de Florencia. 



The name of Cantaloup Melon is of Italian origin, and dates 

 back several centuries. It 

 is now used to denote those 

 varieties of ^lelons with 

 warty skins, which is sup- 

 posed to have been the 

 distinctive feature of the 

 original Cantaloup Melon. 

 In regard to certain varie- 

 ties it is not always easy to 

 draw a hard-and-fast line 

 between the Cantaloup 

 Melons and the Netted 

 Melons. 



Bellegarde Cantaloup 

 Melon. — A rather slender 

 plant of vigorous and rapid 

 growth; the leaves are light 



Bellegarde Cantaloup Melon. 



