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Cuban Queen. —The melons of this variety are 
very handsome and attractive in appearance; the 
skin being striped, dark, and light green, in a pleas¬ 
ing manner. The vines are strong and vigorous in 
growth, and bear enormous crops when well manured. 
The melons are large, very heavy, and of the finest 
quality. The rind is very thin, being scarcely more 
than half an inch in thickness on a large melon; the 
flesh is bright red, very solid, rich, and sugary. This 
III-Bb CUBAN QUEEN WATERMELON. 
is one of the very best varieties for general culture 
in all sections. The shape of this variety is oblong, 
being about twice its diameter in length. 
Kolb’s Gem. —The skin of this melon is striped, 
as in the Cuban Queen, but is not so handsome, as 
there is not the same amount of contrast between 
the two shades; the shape is much shorter, being 
nearly round. The flesh is bright red, and of good 
