+ CANTALOUPE or MUSKMELON --- 
IROQUOIS (Cornell No. 36) 88 days 
This was developed at Cornell University and is a Bender 
type but resistant to fusarium wilt. The fruits are fairly heav- 
ily netted and prominently ribbed, about 7 by 6 inches. The 
flesh is thick, sweet, deep orange color, and the rind is tough. 
MILDEW RESISTANT NO. 45 85-90 days 
A type of Hale’s Best adapted to mildew sections, but 
also popular as a shipper in all sections, as it has all of the 
best features of Hale’s Best. It has thick, sweet, salmon 
flesh, a very small seed cavity, is medium in size, has heavy 
netting and a faint rib. 
HALE’S BEST-JUMBO STRAIN 84-88 days 
An excellent melon, popular in some of the best growing 
sections, which is similar to Hale’s Best No. 36, but with fruits 
about an inch larger each way, and somewhat later. 
BENDER’S SURPRISE 90-94 days 
A popular local shipping melon in the northeast. The fruits 
are coarsely netted and distinctly ribbed, the skin dark 
green, becoming light yellow at maturity. Fruits measure 
5-6 by 7-9 inches, weigh 6-8 pounds and have a thick 
oval shape. The flesh is thick and firm, bright salmon pink. 
ORANGE FLESH (PERFECTO) 
RIAA SELECTION Silver Medal 1933 
An all-purpose melon well adapted to shipping. The fruit 
has excellent flavor, 5-52 by 6—6'2 inches, weighing 22-3 
pounds. It has no ribbing but abundant fine netting, and is 
thick oval to globe shaped. The skin is dark green, the flesh 
salmon-orange, medium thick and firm. 
85-90 days 
TEXAS RESISTANT NO. 1 82-86 days 
This variety is the result of breeding work at the Winter 
Haven station in Texas. The vines show considerable re- 
sistance to melon worms and great resistance to aphids, but 
the variety is not entirely resistant to downy mildew. The 
fruits are about 5% by 4% inches, oval, netted, moderately 
thick flesh with a good salmon color. 
V-1 85 days 
The fruits are medium size, slightly oval and similar to 
Mildew Resistant No. 45 but with slightly rougher netting. 
It was developed in Texas and is not resistant to mildew 
but is very tolerant of sulphur dusting and is particularly 
adapted for use on the Pacific Coast. The flesh is thick, 
salmon color, very sweet and with a very small seed cavity. 
Iroquois 
Green Fleshed Varieties 
ROCKY FORD (Netted Gem) 87-92 days 
The leading green-fleshed melon with a so-called gold 
lining. The fruit is rather small, almost round, and the thick 
flesh is of fine grain and delicious flavor. It is a widely culti- 
vated local market and shipper type. 
HONEY DEW 112-115 days 
This well-known melon is the Casaba type, oval in shape, 
of good size, with a smooth lemon-tinted skin, and keeps 
well. The thick, green-tinted cream flesh has a delicious 
sweetness all its own. 
Rocky Ford 
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