. A descriptive catalog of vegetables. Nurseries (Horticulture) Catalogs; Vegetables Seeds Catalogs; Seeds Catalogs; Fruit Catalogs; Herbs Catalogs. BREEDERS AND GROWERS 49. Texas Cannon Ball Cantaloupe Prolific and a good shipper Days from Length Diameter planting inches inches to picking Texas Cannon Ball 6 6 94 A heavy cropping melon of the Rocky Ford type, but some- what larger. Fruits perfectly round, weigh 3 to 3^ pounds, heavily netted, without ribs; a good shipper. Flesh green, extremely thick; seed cavity very small. Orange or Salmon Fleshed Varieties Banana . 14 to 20 4 to 5 100 Rese
. A descriptive catalog of vegetables. Nurseries (Horticulture) Catalogs; Vegetables Seeds Catalogs; Seeds Catalogs; Fruit Catalogs; Herbs Catalogs. BREEDERS AND GROWERS 49. Texas Cannon Ball Cantaloupe Prolific and a good shipper Days from Length Diameter planting inches inches to picking Texas Cannon Ball 6 6 94 A heavy cropping melon of the Rocky Ford type, but some- what larger. Fruits perfectly round, weigh 3 to 3^ pounds, heavily netted, without ribs; a good shipper. Flesh green, extremely thick; seed cavity very small. Orange or Salmon Fleshed Varieties Banana . 14 to 20 4 to 5 100 Resembles a banana in shape. Fruits smooth and slender, weigh 6 to 7 pounds; flesh pronounced salmon, of banana- like flavor. Good for late planting in the South. BENDER'S SURPRISE . . 8 6 95 An improved Surprise, similar to Tip Top. Fruits oblong, with full rounded ends; weigh 7 pounds; coarse netting, distinctly ribbed; skin hard and greenish yellow at matu- rity; flesh bright salmon; of delicious quality and a good shipper. Burrell's Gem . 6 4 95 This variety is also known a? Ordway Pink Meat and Defender. Fruits oblong, weigh 3 pounds: heavily netted and distinctly ribbed; outer color deep green till maturity: flesh thick, orange-salmon, of excellent quality: a standard shipping varietv. Emerald Gem Ay2 S]/2 85 One of the best early varieties for home and market garden planting. Globular in shape, slightly flattened, weight 2 pounds; distinctly ribbed, with slight netting; outer color emerald green turning yellowish at maturity. Flesh very thick, with exceptionally small seed cavity: deep rich salmon color, sweet and delicious: not a 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 Associated Seed Growers, Inc; Henry G. Gilbert Nursery and Seed Trade Catalog Collection. New Haven, Conn. : Associated
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