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an inch and half long, separating from the fruit. Flesh from 

 an inch and half to two inches and a quarter thick, nearly 

 white, flowing copiously with a cool juice, extremely delicate, 

 sweet, and high flavoured, very similar in texture to a well- 

 ripened Beurre Pear. Rind firm, but so thin, that all the 

 fleshy part of the fruit may be eaten. 



This sort may be considered the very best of those now 

 described. It resembles the Sweet Melon of Ispahan, noticed 

 in the Transactions, Vol. iii. page 116, but differs in being 

 closely netted all over instead of being smooth. The juice 

 is as abundant and cool as that of a water melon, while the 

 flavour is equal to the very best kind in cultivation. It is 

 tender, but a great bearer, and ripens soon after the large 

 Germek, No. 5. It derives its name from the village of 

 Keiseng, near Ispahan. 



II. The Geree Melon. 

 A handsome green fruit. In shape it is oval or ovate, and 

 in size, it measures eight inches in length by four inches and 

 a half in breadth. The skin is closely mottled with dark sea- 

 green upon a pale ground, and is either netted or not ; in the 

 former case, the meshes are very close, by which character, 

 it vn%y be readily known from the Daree, which will be 

 ne noticed. When well ripened, various numerous longi- 

 tudinal fissures appear upon the rind, which also has fre- 

 quently, but not always, from nine to eleven short dark 

 green streaks radiating from the apex. Stalk very short. 

 Flesh an inch and half or two inches thick, bright green, 

 melting, very sweet, and highly flavoured. 



