Principle use: Home garden 
One of our recent introduc¬ 
tions recommended for the 
most northerly latitudes. It. 
has actually matured in 75 
days from planting under or¬ 
dinary growing conditions. The 
size is medium and the flavor 
is good. Its outside color is 
greyish-green or almost white 
at maturity, with a fine green 
veining. The rind is thin and 
the flesh is a bright red with 
small, mahogany brown seeds. 
EARLY FORDHOOK 
Size: 14 x 12 inches 
Weight: 25 pounds 
Edible in 85 days 
Principle use: Home gardens 
A large, extra early melon of 
good quality. The rind is dark 
green mottled with stripes of 
a darker color. The flesh is 
deep pink and the seeds are 
white. A widely used water¬ 
melon, chiefly because of its 
extreme earliness. 
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