A DESCRIPTIVE LIST 
Pounds Days 
EARLY BIRD 5-8 75-80 
An icebox type melon. 
Fruits: Globular to slightly elongated in shape, 8-10 inches 
in length. 
Rind: Thin, medium tough, and brittle. Medium green, with 
inconspicuous dark green broken stripes. 
Flesh: Medium red to pink, medium fine grained. 
Seed: Very small, dark brown. 
EARLY CANADA 15 70-73 
For home gardens and local markets in the North. 
Fruits: Small, round. 
Rind: Grey green to light green, thin. 
Flesh: Bright red, fair quality. 
Seeds: Brown. 
EARLIEST AND SWEETEST 10-12 70-75 
Adapted to the far North as an early home garden variety. 
Fruits: Very small and very prolific; full oblong. 
Rind: Mottled light and dark green. 
Flesh: Medium red, fine texture, and very sweet. 
Seeds: Small and white. 
EARLY KANSAS (KANSAS QUEEN, RUSSIAN RED SEEDED, 
INDIANA STRIPED) 25-30 77-82 
An early type, giving a high yield of excellent fruits, well 
suited for shipping. Very popular in the Midwest. 
Fruits: Large, round. 
Rind: Thin, tough, with alternate wavy stripes of light and 
dark green. 
Flesh: Thick, bright red, free from stringiness, fine textured, 
high quality, and very sweet. 
Seeds: Bright maroon when immature, changing to buff 
when dry. 

Early Kansas 
MONTICELLO, FLORIDA [9] 
