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Iroquois 
MUSKMELON AND CANTALOUPE 
ORANGE FLESHED VARIETIES (Cont.) 
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Standard shipping melon; very popular with market gardeners. Fruits 6 to 7 in. long; 
almost round; with indistinct furrows; covered with grayish netting. Flesh very 
thick; deep salmon-orange; fine-grained; sweet, juicy, and of rich aromatic flavor. 
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Newly developed, somewhat variable, early variety increasing in popularity among 
market gardeners and shippers. Fruits 5—6 in. in diameter, round to slightly flat- 
tened; 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. 
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Excellent shipping and market gardener’s melon; immensely productive. Fruits 
5¥% 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. 
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This new melon developed by Cornell University has definite resistance to Fusarium 
wilt. Fruits are round to oval, about 642 inches in diameter, with prominent ribs 
and good netting; the rind is tough and holds up well. Flesh is deep orange color, 
of fine texture and excellent quality. Skin creamy green at maturity. 
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(We suggest Bender’s Surprise) 
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Requires long season to attain perfection; widely grown for market in California. 
Fruits globular, 6—8 in. in diameter; skin very dark green; netted. Flesh thick; 
bright orange; of distinct delightful flavor when melons are fully ripe. 
Particularly adapted for use on the Pacific Coast. 
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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. 
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