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The rind is very thin, mottled, and striped with bright 

 yellow, and deep olive-green intermixed, the two colours 

 being blended by irregular imperfect reticulations, which 

 overspread the surface. The stalk is short ; the flesh an inch 

 and half thick, quite white, crisp, juicy, and sweetish, but not 

 high flavoured. 



As this ripens the last of all the varieties, it is possible 

 that its want of flavour is attributable to the weather we 

 experience at the period of its maturity. 



IX. The Kurchaing Melon. 



A remarkably handsome oval melon, ten inches by five. 

 Skin a beautiful lemon-colour, split in a few places, and netted 

 very irregularly ; stalk separating, but not very long ; flesh 

 white, less juicy than any of the preceding, extremely deli- 

 cate, but not high flavoured. 



This, which like the next, derives its name from a small 

 village near Ispahan, is inferior in flavour to any of the pre- 

 ceding, but is a pleasant fruit. It is not however of much 

 importance, and is an indifferent bearer. Probably a winter 

 melon. 



X. The Melon of Goorgab. 



An . long fruit, rather wider at the base than the apex ; 

 about seven inches and a half long, by four and a half broad. 

 Stalk an inch and half long ; rind yellowish dull green, thickly 

 dotted with dull yellow, coarsely cracked, and netted all 

 over with many irregular paler reticulations. Flesh white, 

 firm, dry, insipid. It is supposed that this will prove to be 

 a winter melon. This is much lighter than any other 

 variety of Persian Melon which I have seen. 



