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MUSKMELON — Continued 
NETTED GEM 92 Days 
The fruit is small, almost round, smooth and showing' no ribs, densely 
covered with heavy, hard grey netting; flesh thick and deep green, show¬ 
ing a faint lining of pink or gold at the center. 
OHIO SUGAR 95 Days 
Fruit 6x6 inches, slightly oval, deeply ribbed, finely netted and light 
green in color. Flesh is light green, thick, firm, sweet and well flavored; 
fairly fine grained. Large seed cavity. Good garden type. 
OSAGE OR MILLER'S CREAM 94 Days 
Is of medium size, oval in form and dark green in color, somewhat netted 
and slightly ribbed. The flesh is extremely and uniformly thick, of firm 
texture and rich salmon in color, highly flavored and delicious to the rind. 
Seed cavity very small. It is a remarkable keeper and a good shipping 
melon. 
PAUL ROSE OR PETOSKEY 90 Days 
Fruits oval, slightly ribbed and densely netted; vines vigorous and pro¬ 
ductive. A yellow fleshed sort of suitable size for a crate melon and of 
excellent quality. 
PEARL PINK MEAT 93 Days 
Fruits are x 6 inches, oval, slightly ribbed, thickly netted and pale 
green to pinkish tan when ripe. Thick flesh of deep pink color and excel¬ 
lent flavor. Small seed cavity. A shipper of merit. 
PERSIAN 102 Days 
A variety of distinctive flavor, which must ripen on the vines in order to 
be pleasing to the taste; bright orange, thick, juicy flesh. Needs a long 
growing season, 
POLLOCK 10-25 95 Days 
Fruit round, averaging .S inches, little to no rib, heavily netted, medium 
light green shading to a dark yellow. Flesh very thick, salmon tinted, 
solid, fine grained and of exceptionally fine flavor. Very small seed cavity. 
ROCKY FORD, GREEN FLESHED 95 Days 
Almost round in shape, covered with netting and averaging about 5 inches 
in length; flesh green, very sw^eet and highly flavored. 
TIP TOP 89 Days 
This very productive m(don is of medium to large size, nearly round, 
slightly ribbed and fairly well covered with shallow netting. The flesh 
is deep yellow in color, sweet, juicy and of finest flavor, firm but not 
hard; edible to the very coating. 
VINE PEACH, MANGO MELON 85 Days 
Fruits 1^2x2 inches, oval, ribless, no netting; covered with peachlike fur. 
Used for preserves. 
YELLOW MEATED JAPAN 96 Days 
A large pink mealed melon with whitish skin turning to a lemon color 
as it approaches maturity, moderately ribbed and netted; medium late in 
maturing. Not adapted to shipping. 
