HACKENSACK LARGE 
(Green Flesh) 
Size: 6£ x 9£ inches 
Weight: 8-| pounds 
Edible in 94 days 
Principle use: Home garden 
A very large, green fleshed 
melon, quite flat in shape with 
prominent ribs and heavy net¬ 
ting. The flesh is remarkably 
thick, sweet and spicy. While 
a little late in maturing this 
melon is widely used and is 
both distinctive and valuable. 
HALES BEST 
ORIGINAL OLD TYPE 
(Pink Flesh) 
Size: 7x6 inches 
Weight: 4£ pounds 
Edible in 85 days 
Principle use: Market 
14V 
A very desirable stock because of 
its size and earliness. It has been 
developed to a high degree of uni¬ 
formity over the original introduc¬ 
tion but is the melon from which 
all strains of H. B. have been de¬ 
veloped. It does retain the general 
characteristics of the parent strain, 
being one of the earliest, the larg¬ 
est in size, oval in shape and plain¬ 
ly showing the wide stripes which 
denote earliness. It is heavily net¬ 
ted between the stripes, the flesh 
is thick, of excellent flavor and 
good color. Original H. B. is not 
designed for packing as it is too 
large, but is most popular for road¬ 
side market and trucking. 
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