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Mear's Sweet. 

 Mear's Seedling. 

 Origin, near Cincinnati, Ohio. 



Fruit below medium, roundish oblate, greenish yellow, brownish in 

 the sun. Stalk long. Calyx closed. Flesh whitish, juicy, tender, 

 mild, sweet subacid. Core small. Good. January to March. 



Meister. 



From Berks Co., Pa. 



Size below medium, roundish conical, greenish yellow, striped with 

 red, with numerous white spots, and russet dots. Flesh tender, pleasant 

 subacid. Good. October. 



Meloit. 



Norton's Melon. Watermelon. 



Origin, East Bloomfield, N. Y. Tree of rather slow growth while 

 young, a good bearer. Young shoots dull grayish reddish brown. One 

 of the best and most valuable sorts for the dessert ; a little too tender for 

 shipping long distances. 



Fruit medium or above. Form roundish oblate, slightly conic, ob- 

 scure ribs towards apex. Color pale yellow, nearly covered with light 



Melon. 



crimson, splashed, striped, and mottled with carmine, some traces of 

 russet, and moderately sprinkled with light and brown dots. Stalk me- 

 dium, slender. Cavity large, deep, regular, often considerably russeted. 

 Calyx partially closed. Segments medium, erect, sometimes a little re- 



