Size: 7 x 6-J inches 
Weight: 4 pounds 
Edible in 90 days 
Principal uses: Home and 
local markets 
This is our development from the 
variety Pride of Wisconsin. It is 
a highly improved stock of uniform 
size and outstanding characteristics. 
The melon is rather large with faint 
ribs and a very heavy, coarse net 
that develops as the fruits reach 
maturity. The outside color is a 
pearly grey becoming golden y'ellow 
when ripe. The shell is unusually 
hard, the seed cavity very small and 
compact and it has high sugar con¬ 
tent. The flesh is the thickest of 
any cantaloupe of its size, of an 
attractive deep orange color with a 
flavor that is the most distinctive 
of any cantaloupe. The edible qual¬ 
ities are truly delicious. The fruits 
remain edible for a number of days 
after having been fully "ine ripened 
;—in fact the eating qualities are 
improved after the fruits have been 
stored for a few days. As is cus¬ 
tomary with melons of this class 
they do require a long growing 
season. We believe the Queen of 
Colorado is superior to any other 
melon in its class and we recom¬ 
mend that it be featured in seed 
catalogs. 
ABBOTT’S FAVORITE 
(Pink Flesh) 
Size: 5f x 5| inches 
Weight: 3 pounds 
Edible in 90 days 
Principal use: Shipping 
This is an attractive new ship¬ 
ping variety of Cantaloupe 
that has been developed at 
Rocky Ford, Colorado. It is of 
convenient size and shape for 
packing and will carry exceed¬ 
ingly well. It has indistinct 
stripes and a very heavy net¬ 
ting, with a hard shell of 
pearly grey color at maturity. 
The inside is an attractive 
dark pink color with thick 
flesh of hi 
THiRTY 
