. Cyclopedia of American horticulture, comprising suggestions for cultivation of horticultural plants, descriptions of the species of fruits, vegetables, flowers, and ornamental plants sold in the United States and Canada, together with geographical and biographical sketches. Gardening. 1050 MUSKMELON MUSKMELON Two important strains of the netted melon tj-pe wliich have come into great prominence ia recent j'ears are the Osage, developed in southwestern Michigan, and the Rocky Ford, developed in Colorado. Another important strain of the same class is the Montreal Market, which has developed in
. Cyclopedia of American horticulture, comprising suggestions for cultivation of horticultural plants, descriptions of the species of fruits, vegetables, flowers, and ornamental plants sold in the United States and Canada, together with geographical and biographical sketches. Gardening. 1050 MUSKMELON MUSKMELON Two important strains of the netted melon tj-pe wliich have come into great prominence ia recent j'ears are the Osage, developed in southwestern Michigan, and the Rocky Ford, developed in Colorado. Another important strain of the same class is the Montreal Market, which has developed in Canada. These three melons are grown on a very large scale for the market, and there are middle- men who now make a specialty of the melon crop in its .season. Some of the forms of the Muskmelon species are very unlike the ordinary Muskmelons. Some of them are scarcely edible in their raw state, but are used for. 1448. The Orange or Chito Melon —Cucumis Melo. var. Chito, pickles and conserves. Of these are the so-called Snake Cucumber (Plate XIX) and the Orange or Chito melon (Pig. 1448). The latter has been much advertised in recent years as a preserving or mango melon (for mak- ing " mangoes" or mixed pickles). It is a small-leaved slender vine as compared with the common Muskmelon, and it bears an abundance of yellow or orange fruits the size of a hen's egg or lemon. It requires no special culture. The Snake Cucumber is grown mostly as a curiosity in this country, but it may be used for pickles and preserves. Another type of Muskmelon is the winter melon. These are described as follows in an Experiment Sta- tion publication (Bailey, Bull. 95, Cornell Exp. Sta.): "There is an interesting class of melons, little known in this country, which gives fruits of long-keeping qualities. These are known as the winter or scentless melons. They are mostly of an oblong shape, with green or grayish hard rinds and commonly a white or green flesh, which often lacks almost
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