. Bulletin. Agriculture -- New Hampshire. June, '14] MENDELISM IX MELONS. Second,^—^Depth of flesh or solidity of flesh should be marked, a small cavity being desirable. Third,—It should be of attractive appearance and uniform in size. Fourth,—Its outer skin should be firm and hard-rined with a depth of flesh manifest at the blossom end of the fruit. Netting is usually considered desirable. These points are important. Many of our market melons today have a decidedly large cavity, and in many there is a con-. Fig. 2. Cross section of melons showing sizes of cavities and thickness of flesh. Seed
. Bulletin. Agriculture -- New Hampshire. June, '14] MENDELISM IX MELONS. Second,^—^Depth of flesh or solidity of flesh should be marked, a small cavity being desirable. Third,—It should be of attractive appearance and uniform in size. Fourth,—Its outer skin should be firm and hard-rined with a depth of flesh manifest at the blossom end of the fruit. Netting is usually considered desirable. These points are important. Many of our market melons today have a decidedly large cavity, and in many there is a con-. Fig. 2. Cross section of melons showing sizes of cavities and thickness of flesh. Seeds removed. siderable reduction of flesh near the blossom end of the fruit. This character is detrimental, first, because the flesh at the blos- som end ripens and decays earlier than other portions of the fruit; second, because that portion is more easily bruised in handling and in transportation. Figures Nos. 1 and 2 show in detail the structure of the hybrid melon in this respect and hence its supe- riority as a commercial melon. FLAVOR AND QUALITY IN FRUIT. Sutton's Superlative, the female parent of the hybrid, is acknowl- edged by connoisseurs to be a melon, of very good quality; it has a musk flavor and is moderately sweet, while Delices de la table,. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original New Hampshire Agricultural Experiment Station. [Hanover, N. H. ] : New Hampshire Agricultural Experiment Station
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