Size: 15 x 13 inches 
Weight: 40 pounds 
Edible in 85 days 
Principle use: Local markets 
Another recent introduction of 
outstanding merit. It has rap¬ 
idly gained wide popularity on 
the markets of the mid-west. 
The size is large, it is remark¬ 
ably early and of fine quality. 
The outside color is dark green 
with alternate stripes of a 
lighter shade. The rind is of 
medium thickness well suited 
for carrying reasonable dis¬ 
tances and the flesh is a rich 
red color, of delightful flavor- 
It has shiny brown seeds. Other 
names for this variety are 
Wichita Red Seeded, Hutchi¬ 
son Stripe and Red Russian. 
EXCEL 
Size: 23 x 10 inches 
Weight: 48 pounds 
Edible in 95 days 
Principle use: Shipping 
The largest of the shipping 
varieties, rather late in ma¬ 
turity, it has a very tough, 
elastic rind. It is dark green 
in color with a wide, indis¬ 
tinct mottling. The rind is 
thick and it has red flesh of 
good flavor and texture. Its 
size often becomes consider¬ 
ably greater than that shown 
in our description. There arc 
two stocks, the only difference 
being that one has black, the 
other white seeds. 
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