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flesh red, very deep ; cavity very small ; average weight 4f lb. ; girth 

 19J in. Ripe August 4. 



59. Taunton Hero (R. Veitch) .-—Flavour acceptable. Growth 

 very strong ; stem much bent ; internodes normal ; petioles very 

 long ; fruit on sub-laterals, oval, smooth, mid-green, becoming bright 

 lemon-yellow when ripe ; netting medium ; flesh greenish, i J in. deep ; 

 cavity pear-shape ; average weight 4I lb. ; girth 19J in. Ripe 

 August 21. 



60. The Scarlet Gem (ChiM) .—Flavour good, very sweet. 

 Growth very strong ; stem much bent ; internodes short ; petioles 

 very short ; fruit round, slightly lobed, deep green ; netting rather 

 coarse ; flesh red, green beneath the skin, ij in. deep ; cavity pear- 

 shape ; average weight 5 lb. ; girth 21 in. Ripe August 6. 



61. Universal (Sutton) .—Flavour acceptable. Growth sHght 

 considering of the very large fruits produced, pale green ; stem 

 much bent ; interaodes short ; petioles short ; fruit round-oval, 

 with a distinct shoulder, sm.ooth, deep green, becoming citrine when 

 ripe; netting close, but coarse; flesh white, ij in. deep; cavity large, 

 average weight 8 lb., girth 24 in. Ripe August i. 



62. Victoria (Dobbie). — Flavour acceptable. Growth normxal ; 

 stem almost straight ; internodes normal ; petioles short ; fruit 

 oval, slightly lobed, glaucous green, becoming pale lemon-yellow 

 blotched with chestnut when ripe ; netting fine, ring at apex ; flesh 

 red, 2 in. deep ; cavity normal ; average weight 4 lb. ; girth 19 in. 

 Ripe July 28. 



63. Windsor Castle (Barr), A.M. August 10, 1914. — Flavour good, 

 very sweet. Growth normal ; stem almost straight ; internodes 

 short ; fruit round, smooth, pale green, becoming deep lemon-yellow 

 when ripe ; netting very slight ; flesh white, 2 in. deep ; cavity 

 normal ; average weight 5J lb. ; girth 19J in. Ripe July 28. 



64. Parisian Cantaloupe (R. Veitch) .—Flavour poor. Growth 

 weak ; stem almost straight ; internodes long ; petioles short ; fruit 

 deeply lobed Cantaloupe, pale green, orange-yellow with red blotches 

 when ripe ; fxcsh red, 2-2 J in. deep ; cavity pear-shape ; average 

 weight 6 lb. ; girth 23 in. Ripe July 26. 



65. Netted Gem Cantaloupe (Barr) .—Flavour unique, but not un- 

 pleasing. Growth weak ; internodes long ; petioles short, blade 

 small ; fruit on sub -laterals, oval-round, rather deeply lobed, dark 

 green, becoming citrine when ripe, Vv'ith a close warty netting ; flesh 

 green, i in. deep ; average weight ij lb. ; girth 14 in. Ripe 

 July 25. 



66. Large Cantaloupe (Levy) .—Flavour acceptable, the best of the 

 Cantaloupes. Growth weak ; stem normal ; internodes long ; petioles 

 short ; fruit large, irregular, very deeply lobed, dark green, becoming 

 orange when ripe ; flesh red, i|-2 in. deep ; cavity irregular ; 

 average weight 6 lb. ; girth 24 in. Ripe July 29. 



67. Small Cantaloupe (Levy). — Flavour poor. Growth weak ; 

 stem much bent ; internodes normal ; petioles short ; fruit Cantaloupe, 



