Melons. Keproiluced from a Photograph. 
EastnOF Castle — Flesh deep green colour, very prolific, rich 
flavour 1 0 
FrogmOPe Orange — A very handsome white-fleshed variety. The 
plants set freely and produce an abundant crop of medium-sized 
fruit, beautifully netted. The flesh is white and of great thick- 
nsss, and edible to the rind, which is very thin. It is very- 
juicy and of excellent flavour. Award of Merit. 11. II.S. ... 1 6 
Gilbert’s Improved Victory of Bath— A splendid green-fleshed 
variety; free setter ... ... • ... 1 0 
jAl'aNESE UEEN UUUUNU MELON. 
Golden Perfection — The best and earliest Melon for frame or pit 
culture ; good flavour, green flesli 1 
Hero of Lockinge — Handsome fruit, skin rich golden colour, 
regularly netted with white. Flesh almost white, deliciously 
melting, and of exquisite flavour; very early, and a popular 
variety for exhibition ... 1 
Ingestre Hybrid — Fruit globular, of medium size, and a bright 
golden yellow, most beautifully netted, with very thin skin. 
Great depth of flesh, w-hite, very sweet and juicy, and the 
flavour superb. Of robust constitution, and sets most freelv. 
Award of Merit, lUl.S 1 
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Japanese Open Ground— it ripens very early, and has a delicious 
fragrance, the skin alabaster white, and becomes yellow when 
ripe ; the flesh is soft and melting and of fine flavour ; can be 
planted out early in June, and fully-developed and ripe fruit 
may be gathered in September i 0 
KnOWSley Favourite— Delicious flavour, deep flesh and thin 
rind, green flesh. Kobust constitution, moderately early, a sure 
setter, and a good grower. Weighs from 3 to 5 lbs. In shape 
mostly round, but sometimes inclined to be oval ; finely netted ; 
particularly juicy 1 0 
Longleat Perfection — A white-floshed, smooth-skinned, and hand- 
some fruit; flesh soft, melting, and luscious ; one of the best .., 1 0 
Monro’s Little Heath -Easily cultivated, very prolific, and one 
of the hardiest. The flesh is scarlet 0 (> 
Read's Scarlet Flesh — One of the most e.xquisite flavoured 
Melons in cultivation, beautifully netted ... 1 0 
Taunton Hero— it is round in shape, lightly netted, and bright 
golden yellow in colour. The flesh is white, deep, melting, 
with a particularly pleasant flavour. In heat fruits attain a 
weight of 0 to t) lb. ; in a cold frame a nice convenient size 
of about 4 lb. ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... I 6 
The Countess— A good constitution, medium si-ze, free setter, 
distinctly netted. The fruit is yellow in colour, thin in the 
skin, thick in the flesh, which is nearly white, tender, juicy, 
and pleasantly flavoured ... ... ... ... ... ... 1 0 
William Tillery —zVn exquisite green-fleshed variety of the richest 
flavour 1 0 
Wythes’ Seedling— Very early and a fine setter; fruit of medium 
size with golden skin, outside moderately netted, and very thin 
rind. The flesh is not strictly scarlet or green, but a combination 
of the two; exquisite flavour ... ... ... ... ... ... 1 0 
Other varieties can bo supplied. 
For Plants, see page 43. 
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