126 REPORT OF THE HORTICULTURIST OF THE 
5 inches in diameter, 6 inches through the axis; flesh very 
pale green, rather lacking in sweetness. 
Osage. Plant moderately vigorous, productive; stems running 
4 to 5 feet; fruit roundish or short oval, distinctly ribbed, 
larger samples 6 nches in diameter, 7 inches through the 
axis ; flesh orange, rich and sweet, firm. 
I consider this a synonym of the Christiana. 
Perfection. Plant moderately vigorous, productive; stems running 
4 or 5 feet; leaves rather smaller than in most other varieties ; 
fruit roundish, distinctly ribbed, rather deep green, more or less 
densely netted, furrows yellowish in the fully ripe fruit, average 
samples 5 inches in diameter; flesh yellow, combining the ten- — 
derness and sweetness of the green-fleshed with the richness of 
the orange-fleshed melons. 
A superior variety. 
Princess. Plant vigorous, but apparently not very hardy 
productive; stems running about 4 feet; fruit roundish or 
slightly oval, distinctly ribbed with a greenish ground which 
is almost covered with a whitish network, well-developed 
samples 5 to 6 inches in diameter; flesh orange, firm, sweet 
and rich. 
Queen. Plant vigorous and productive; stems running 4 
feet ; fruit roundish, or roundish oval, yellowish green when ripe, 
with rather spare network, ribs very obscure; flesh pale green, 
shading to whitish at the center, very tender, sweet and pleasant, 
unexcelled in its class. 
Sibley’s Best. Plant very vigorous, more productive than most 
of the others grown; stems running 5 feet; fruit slightly oblate 
or roundish, distinctly ribbed, pale yellowish -green when ripe, 
more or less covered with network, average samples 5 inches 
in diameter, 4 inches through the axis; flesh pale orange, 
tender, rich and sweet. 
Spanish Nectar. Plant moderately vigorous, but apparently not 
able to endure the least cold, as the vines died very early; moder- 
ately productive; stems about 4 feet long; fruit oblong, 
distinctly ribbed, yellowish green when fully ripe, larger samples 
6 inches in diameter, 7 inches long; flesh pale yellowish 
green, quality medium. 
