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MELONS

Image Name Maturity Seeds/lb
 

MELON BANANA

Cucumis melo
80-100  
Long tapering banana shaped melon, 16-24 x 4 in. dia., 5-8 lbs., smooth yellow skin, salmon pink flesh, sweet spicy flavor, good late maturing variety that can stand sun.
 

MELON BODACIOUS F1

Cucumis melo
   
HDGF F1 #2
 

MELON CASABA GOLDEN BEAUTY

Cucumis melo
104-120  
Tough wrinkled rind matures to golden, 8 x 7 in., 7-8 lbs., thick white aromatic spicy flesh, good for home gardens, crown blight resistant, excellent shipper, will keep for months, adapted to hot dry climates.
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MELON CRENSHAW

Cucumis melo
90-115  
Vigorous productive plants, smooth skin corrugated green to yellow, pear shaped, 8-10 x 6-8 in. dia., 6-10 lbs., salmon pink flesh, grows best in warmer areas of the southern California coast, needs special packing for shipping.
 

MELON DELICIOUS 51

Cucumis melo
68-95  
6-7 x 5-5.5 in., 4-5 lbs., round-oval, well netted, slight ribs, salmon orange flesh, Fusarium Wilt resistant, matures some fruit ahead of most hybrids, home garden, not a shipper.

MELON EDISTO 47

Cucumis melo
88-95  
Larger Edisto type, 7.5 x 6.5 in. diam., 4.5 lbs., deep salmon flesh, fine flavor, hard rind, medium net, slight suture, more vigorous vines, higher Downy Mildew and Powdery Mildew resistant, humidity tolerant, excellent shipper.
 

MELON EXTRAVAGANT F1

Cucusmi melo
   
HDOF F1
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MELON GOLDEN DELICIOUS

Cucumis melo
83  
Deep salmon flesh, 6 inches in diameter, Fusarium Wilt resistant, rich sweet flavor, disease resistant.
 

MELON GREEN NUTMEG

Cucumis melo
61-89  
Extra early, slightly oval, ribbed, heavy netting, light green flesh with salmon center, swet with a unique spiciness, 2-3 lbs., harvest at half slip, home gardens or nearby markets.
 

MELON HALES BEST 45 PMR

Cucumis melo
86-88  
Almost 100% Powdery Mild resistant, can pick at full slip & ship across the country, improves a few days after picked.
 

MELON HALES BEST JUMBO

Cucumis melo
68-90  
Standard early shipper in South & Southeast, 6.5-7.5 x 5.5 in. diameter, 3.5-4.5 lbs, heavy coarse net, light rib, firm salmon flesh, good flavor, drought resistant.
 

MELON HEARTS OF GOLD

Cucumis melo
70-97  
Aromatic sweet deep orange flesh very thick and firm, small cavity, nearly round 6.5 x 5.5 in. diameter, 3.5-4.5 lbs., heavily netted, medium ribs, quite vigorous, very productive, blight resistant, ships well for moderate distances.

MELON HONEY DEW GREEN FLESH

Cucumis melo
105-115  
Smooth hard creamy white rind without netting or sutures, 7.5-8 x 6.5-7 in. diameter, 5.5-6 lbs., ripens to light gold, thick lime green flesh, high sugar, well adapted to the Pacific Coast, good for storage & shipping, small cavity.

MELON HONEY DEW ORANGE FLESH

Cucumis melo
105-110  
Vigorous, creamy white skin when ripe, 6.5 x 6 in., 5 lbs., thick firm light orange flesh, flavor between honey dew and crenshaw, can ship even at half to full-slip.
 

MELON HONEY ROCK

Cucumis melo
74-88  
6 x 5.5 in. diameter, 3-4 lbs., tough gray-green skin, coarse open net, ribbed, thick sweet firm deep salmon flesh, vigorous, resistant to Fusarium Wilt, 5-7 melon per plant, for home garden and local markets.
 

MELON IMPERIAL 45

Cucumis melo
85-95  
6.5 x 5.5 in., 3.5 lbs., fine solid net, slight ribs, orange flesh holdens well, shipper, Powdery Mild resistant.
 

MELON INSPIRE F1

Cucumis melo
   
MINI F1

MELON IROQUOIS

Cucumis melo
75-99  
Coarse heavy net, deep ribs, 7 x 6 in. diameter, 5-7 lbs., thick deep orange flesh, hard gray green shell, Fusarium Wilt resistant.
 

MELON JUANE CANARY

Cucumis melo
90-110  
Heirloom, football shaped fruit, 4-5 lbs., wrinkled yellow rind, white green flesh is sugar sweet, keeps well, full sun.

MELON MINNESOTA MIDGET

Cucumis melo
60-100  
Compact, 3 ft. vines, large crops of 4 in. melons, thick meaty gold yellow flesh, unique flavor, high sugar content, edible to the rind, high quality, fine dense netting, early, resistant to Fusarium Wilt.
 

MELON PIEL DE SAPO

Cucumis melo
   
 
 

MELON PLANTERS JUMBO

Cucumis melo
85-91  
Firm rind, light rib, smooth heavy netting, thick deep orange flesh, 7 x 6 in. diameter, 4-4.5 lbs., Powdery Mild and Downy Mild resistant, vigorour vine do well in drought or high rainfall, for home or local market or bulk shipping in the South.

MELON ROCKY FORD GREEN FLESH

Cucumis melo
84-96  
Deep fine grained green flesh, 5.5 x 4.5-5 in. diameter, 2-3 lbs., heavy net, slightly ribbed, very rust resistant, prolific, for home gardens and local markets, also good shipper.
 

MELON SCRUMPTIOUS F1

Cucumis melo
   
Ambrosia F1 type
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MELON SHARLYN

Cucumis melo
   
 
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MELON SIERRA GOLD

Cucumis Melo
85-90  
Well netted, indistinct ribs, 6-6.5 in. diameter, 2.5-3.5 lbs., salmon colored flesh, small cavity, heavy foliage, excellent flavor, Powdery Mild 1 resistant, sulphur tolerant.
 

MELON TOP MARK

Cucumis melo
85-95  
Vigorous dark green plants, 7 x 6 in. diameter, well netted, very slight ribs, thick deep salmon flesh, Southwest shipper, sulphur tolerant, Downy Mild Powdery Mild Crown Blight and scab resistant.
 

MELON WHITE CRENSHAW

Cucumis melo
100  
An improved Crenshaw, excellent foliage, creamy white flesh when ripe, excellent for long distance shipping and specialty markets and home gardens.