[Illustration: 16¼-lb MONTREAL NUTMEG MELON--ENGRAVED
FROM A PHOTOGRAPH.]
EMERALD GEM.--This variety has the small size and prolific
bearing qualities, with the handsome salmon-colored flesh, that
originated in the Surprise Melon some years ago. Too much cannot be
said of the _quality_ of this melon, as I do not think there is
another variety that approaches it in flavor. The vines are strong and
healthy in growth and well set with melons near the hills, and the
fruit is early in ripening. The melon has a thin, green rind and very
small seed cavity, almost the entire body of the fruit consisting of
the rich and luscious meat.
MONTREAL GREEN NUTMEG.--A handsome variety, in which large
size, regular shape and fine appearance are combined with thick
flesh of the finest flavor. In shape they are nearly round, slightly
flattened at the ends, very deeply ribbed and heavily netted. These
melons have been grown to over thirty pounds in weight, and will
average ten to twelve pounds in ordinary culture.