Burpee's “Fordhook” Melon
Pronounced equal to Emerald Gem in delicious flavor. So firm is the rough-netted skin, and so solid the thick salmon flesh, that the melons carry to market even better than do Burpee's Netted Gem – the “Rocky Ford” melon. Resulting from a cross between Burpee's Emerald Gem and the Improved Jenny Lind, it resembles the “Jenny” in form, and is equally as roughly netted, but the skin, between the netting, is emerald-green. The firm flesh is very thick, of an attractive deep salmon color, and surpassingly sweet close to the rind. The fruits are ready for market as soon as the green-fleshed Early Jenny Lind. The vines grow vigorously, each setting from five to nine melons immediately around the stem. The melons are remarkably even in size, weighing from 1 lb. 8 oz., to 2 lbs., each. Burpee's “Fordhook” Melon is so “thoroughbred” that it produces practically no melons unfit for market. Pkt., 10c; oz., 15c. ¼ lb., 40c; lb., $1.25., postpaid.
Originally listed in: Burpee's Annual for 1916
Pronounced equal to Emerald Gem in delicious flavor. So firm is the rough-netted skin, and so solid the thick salmon flesh, that the melons carry to market even better than do Burpee's Netted Gem – the “Rocky Ford” melon. Resulting from a cross between Burpee's Emerald Gem and the Improved Jenny Lind, it resembles the “Jenny” in form, and is equally as roughly netted, but the skin, between the netting, is emerald-green. The firm flesh is very thick, of an attractive deep salmon color, and surpassingly sweet close to the rind. The fruits are ready for market as soon as the green-fleshed Early Jenny Lind. The vines grow vigorously, each setting from five to nine melons immediately around the stem. The melons are remarkably even in size, weighing from 1 lb. 8 oz., to 2 lbs., each. Burpee's “Fordhook” Melon is so “thoroughbred” that it produces practically no melons unfit for market. Pkt., 10c; oz., 15c. ¼ lb., 40c; lb., $1.25., postpaid.
Originally listed in: Burpee's Annual for 1916