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Report of the Horticulturist of the 
samples 18 or 20 in. long, 6 in. in longest diameter; — "flesh salmon 
yellow, not uniform in texture or solidity, sometimes close-grained, 
sweet and fine flavored, and sometimes coarse, stringy and nearly 
worthless for the table." Burr. Plant vigorous; leaves deep green, 
often with whitish angular spots, rather distinctly angled, sometimes 
obscurely lobed; petioles channeled, the furrows darker green, less 
hairy than the vine, which is slender and very deep green. 
A very hardy and productive variety. The fruit keeps remarkably 
well. 
Correctly figured in Field and Garden Vegetables of America, 
p. 226. 
b. Fruits oblong. 
No. 51. EARLY NEAPOLITAN, Veg. Gar.; Vil., '84. 
Syn. "JEarly" Dam., '86: Early Carpet-Bag Gourd, Veg. Gar.; Fr. 
Courge portmanteau M£we, Vil., '84: Ger., Fruher Mantelsack-Kiirbiss, 
Vil. : Neapolitanischer Mantelsack-K., A. de CI. 
Fruit oblong, swollen toward the blossom end; obscurely ribbed; 
dull yellow when fully ripe ; well developed samples 16 in. long, 5 
in. in longest diameter; — flesh thick, solid and seedless except in 
the center of the swollen part, rich yellow, sweet and of excellent 
quality; — plant running, moderately vigorous; — leaves roundish 
cordate, inclining to pointed at apex, sometimes obscurely 3-lobed, 
deep, rather dull green, with veins and spots of whitish gray; 
petioles not much channeled, but rather distinctly striped with pale 
and deep green, with rather numerous short, stiff, white hairs; vine 
rather slender, very deep green, not furrowed, but obscurely angular, 
with very numerous long, slender white hairs. 
The illustration of Courge pleine de Naples, Les pi. pot., p. 178; 
Veg. Gar., p. 259, would answer equally well for this variety, which 
is but an earlier form of it, differing only in size and season. 
No. 42. ORANGE COLOR GIANT MELON, Dam., '86. 
Fruit large; oval, ribs very obscure; rich orange; well developed 
samples 16 in. long, 10 in. in diameter ; stem rather long, fleshy, 
not swollen at the center, pale green or yellowish, variegated and 
striped ; — plant running, extremely vigorous ; leaves very large, 
roundish cordate, usually with a short, slender, protruding point, 
dull, slightly grayish green; petioles rather slender, channeled, with 
numerous short, white, hair-like prickles; vine much branched at the 
base, section nearly round. ' 
Note. — The fruit of this variety appeared considerably mixed. 
