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Old Ironsides 
Our 1938 catalog carried a preview of two new varieties of cantaloupes. One 
of these was the “6-3” introduced and described on the opposite page. The second 
one was a white skinned melon which we had nicknamed “Old Ironsides.” This 
nickname was so appropriate and descriptive of the melon that we have decided 
to retain the name. 
“Old Ironsides” is a white-skinned, orange fleshed variety—somewhat like the 
Globe de Oro, but no relation to it. It is an oblong cantaloupe with a very heavy 
netting, as shown in the illustration on this page. The flesh is smooth and sweet 
with a fine flavor. The outstanding characteristic of this melon is its ability to 
retain its firmness and quality over a long period after being picked full slip. 
We believe that “Old Ironsides” will prove to be one of the leading white¬ 
skinned cantaloupes. This opinion is based upon several years experimental work 
with the melon, during which time we have had a fine opportunity to watch its 
performance under varying conditions. 
Being mindful of our policy of extreme care in the introduction of new varieties 
of cantaloupes, we do not wish to list “Old Ironsides” for sale this season. While 
convinced of its excellence we have not yet put the melon on commercial production 
scale and hence do not have sufficient seed available this season to enable us to 
list the new variety. 
Next season we hope to harvest sufficient seed so that we can offer “Old 
Ironsides.” Until then we thought you might be interested in knowing something 
about this melon and the development work we are doing. 
“Old Ironsides’*—all that its name implies 
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