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MUSKMELON AND CANTALOUPE 
ORANGE FLESHED VARIETIES (Cont.) 
HALE’S BEST (Original Strain) 
The earliest shipping melon of outstanding merit for home and market garden. 
Fruits oval, 614 in. long by 51% in. in diameter, ribbing indistinct; covered 
with heavy netting. Flesh thick; salmon-orange; sweet aromatic flavor. 
HALE’S BEST No. 36 
A selection from the original strain to a slightly smaller and more uniform 
type. One of the best varieties for long distance shipping. Fruits run very uni- 
form with little or no ribbing. Heavy netting. Seed cavity small. Flesh firm, 
sweet, and spicy. Ideal for home and market garden. 
HALE’S BEST No. 936 
The latest development in the Hale’s Best class. A shipping melon, nearly 
round, with a solid high net, and very uniform in size and shape. Sizes slightly 
larger than Hale’s Best No. 36, and melons have a heavier net. Seed cavity 
small and well filled. Flesh salmon orange, firm, sweet, and spicy. 
HEARTS OF GOLD, Large Type 
Standard shipping melon; very popular with market gardeners, Fruits 6 to 
7 in. long; almost round; with indistinct furrows; covered with grayish net- 
ting. Flesh very thick; deep salmon-orange; fine grained; sweet, juicy, and of 
rich aromatic flavor. 
HONEY ROCK (or Sugar Rock) 
Newly developed, somewhat variable, early variety increasing in popularity 
among market gardeners and shippers. Fruits 5—6 in. in diameter, round to 
slightly flattened; coarsely netted; rind very strong; flesh medium thick, deep 
salmon color, juicy, and of sweet musky flavor. Comparatively little loss of 
fruits due to “growth cracks” during the ripening season. 
IMPROVED PERFECTO : 
Excellent shipping and market gardener’s melon; immensely productive. Fruits 
514 in. long, almost round; very uniform; solidly covered with grayish netting; 
no indication of ribbing. Flesh extremely thick; rich deep salmon-orange; fine 
grained; juicy, sweet, and of excellent aromatic flavor. 
MILWAUKEE MARKET 
Popular for home garden and nearby market. Fruits large, best described as 
egg-shaped, usually 8 in. long, 7—714 in. wide. Skin of greenish tinge, ripening 
to yellowish; rather deeply furrowed, lightly netted. Flesh thick, fine-textured, 
salmon-orange in color; excellent flavor. 
PERSIAN é 
Requires long season to attain perfection; widely grown for market in Cali- 
fornia. Fruits globular, 6—8 in. in diameter; skin very dark green; netted. 
Flesh thick; bright orange; of distinct delightful favor when melons are fully 
ripe, 
PRIDE OF WISCONSIN 7 
Similar in size and shape to Honey Rock. Oval in shape with tough, heavily 
netted rind. Flesh deep orange and very thick. Sweet and of excellent quality. 
RESISTANT No. 45 (Mildew Resistant) 
Recommended for use where powdery mildew is prevalent. Fruits elongated 
with indistinct ribbing and fine netting. Flesh salmon, thick, firm, sweet and 
of good quality. Excellent for long distance shipping. 
1IP-TOP 7 
Very profitable and most popular melon for nearby markets. Fruits large; 
roundish to broad-oval; commonly 7% in. long; skin slate-green ripening to 
yellowish; furrowed, but sparsely netted. Flesh thick; salmon-yellow; very 
juicy, sweet, and of good rich flavor. The best of the class which includes The 
Bender, Bender’s Surprise, Surprise, Irondequoit, and Milwaukee Market. 
GREEN FLESHED 
NETTED GEM OR ROCKY FORD 
Well known, widely cultivated shipping and market garden sort. Fruits small; 
oval; about 5 in. long, 414 in. diameter; show no ribbing; entirely covered with 
uniform netting. Flesh thick; green; sweet, juicy, and of good flavor. 
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