. 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; Horticulture; Horticulture; Horticulture. 1050 MUSKMELON Two important strains of the netted melon type which iV River A clu have come into great prominence in recent years are the in shape and : Osage, developed in southwestern Michigan, and the yeli-'wish 1:11 t Rocky Ford, developed in Colorado. Another imp
. 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; Horticulture; Horticulture; Horticulture. 1050 MUSKMELON Two important strains of the netted melon type which iV River A clu have come into great prominence in recent years are the in shape and : Osage, developed in southwestern Michigan, and the yeli-'wish 1:11 t Rocky Ford, developed in Colorado. Another important ijikiIih n- strainof the same class is the Montreal Market, which has "rii. r^> m. ; developed in Canada. These three melons are grown on f)r ;,v, si .-ili 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 tinlike the ordinary Muskmelons. Some of them are scarcely edible in their raw state, but are used for MUSKMELON nch. It is variable pyriforni and clear lurous flesh of fair. 1443 The Orange or Chito Melon-Cucumis Melo 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-keepin
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