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ORANGE FLESHED VARIETIES (Cont.) 



1 lb. 10 lbs. 



or more or more 



Code Word per lb. per lb. 



Osage mesag $0.65 $0.60 



98 days. Standard for nearby markets; not suitable for shipping. 

 Fniits large; broad oval; become 6 — 8 in. long and 5 — Q}4 in. in 

 diameter; skin very deep dark green; sparsely netted; fiurowed. 

 Flesh very thick; salmon-orange; fine grained, sweet, and of 

 rich spicy flavor. Same as Miller's Cream. 



Persian meper 2.00 1.90 



115 days. Requires long season to attain perfection; widely 

 grown for market in California. Fruits globular, 6—8 in. in 

 diameter; skin very dark green; netted. Flesh thick; bright orange; 

 of distinct delightful flavor when melons are fully ripe. 



Tip Top METip .60 .55 



86 days. Very profitable and most popular melon for nearby 

 markets. Fruits large; roundish to broad-oval; commonly 73^ in. 

 long; skin slate-green ripening to yellowish; furrowed, but 

 sparsely netted. Flesh thick; salmon-yellow; very juicy, sweet, 

 and ol good rich flavor. The best of the class which includes the 

 Bender, Bender's Surprise, Surprise, Irondequoit, and Milwaukee 

 Market. 



GREEN FLESHED VARIETIES 



Extra Early Hackensack mehac .60 .55 



80 days. The standard extremely early large fruited melon for 

 home garden and nearby market. Fruits large, deep but flattened; 

 commonly 6 in. long and 7 in. in diameter; distinctly ribbed; parti- 

 ally netted. Flesh thick; green; sweet and juicy. 



Hackensack mesca .60 .55 



88 days. Standard for home and nearby market. Fruits very 

 large, slightly flattened; 6 in. long and 7}/i — 9 in. through; dis- 

 tinctly ribbed, shghtly netted. Flesh thick; green, sweet and 

 juicy. Similar to, but later and a trifle larger than Extra Early 

 Hackensack. 



Netted Gem or Rocky Ford menet .60 .55 



92 days. Well known, widely cultivated shipping and market 

 garden sort. Fruits small; oval; about 5 in. long, 4J^ in, diameter; 

 show no ribbing; entirely covered with uniform netting. Flesh 

 thick; green; sweet, juicy, and of good flavor. 



10-25 SALMON TINT memon .60 .55 



92 days. Splendid shipping and market garden sort; the best of 

 the salmon tinted or gold uned strains of Netted Gem or Rocky 

 Ford. Fruits broad-oval; almost round; about 5^ in. long and 

 43^ in. in diameter; no indication of ribbing; solidly coverea with 

 heavy netting. Flesh thick; rich salmon at center shading to 

 green near the rind; sweet, juicy, and mildly aromatic. 



WINTER VARIETIES 



Cassaba, Golden Beauty mecas ,75 .70 



Attain full size in 120 days; require semi-tropical conditions for 

 best development. Extensively grown in California for local trade 

 and long distance shipment. Fruits large, globular; 6—8 in. in 

 diameter; skin golden yellow; tough, wrinkled. Flesh very thick, 

 white, juicy, and sweet. Keeps well in storage. 



