Burpee's “Spicy” Cantaloupe Melon
This is most distinct both in appearance and peculiarly rich sugary flavor. The rind is of cream color changing to a grayish-yellow as the melons mature, when the skin becomes also slightly marked with a delicate white netting, “like a cobweb.” the melons run quite uniform in size, measuring from eight to ten inches in length by six to seven inches in diameter and are always firm. The juicy flesh is of a deep rich salmon color, frequently two inches thick, entirely stringless and exceptionally luscious in flavor – most tender and practically melting in the mouth. The delicious flavor extends close to the rind. Of vigorous growth and very prolific, frequently producing as many as ten large melons on a vine. When well grown in favorable localities, a special demand at high prices for “Spicy” Cantaloupes has arisen from a few fancy fruiterers, to whom shipments were made of selected specimens, each melon wrapped separately in tissue paper and packed in crates. Pkt., 10c; oz., 20c; ¼ lb., 60c; lb., $2.00
Originally listed in: Burpee's Annual for 1916
This is most distinct both in appearance and peculiarly rich sugary flavor. The rind is of cream color changing to a grayish-yellow as the melons mature, when the skin becomes also slightly marked with a delicate white netting, “like a cobweb.” the melons run quite uniform in size, measuring from eight to ten inches in length by six to seven inches in diameter and are always firm. The juicy flesh is of a deep rich salmon color, frequently two inches thick, entirely stringless and exceptionally luscious in flavor – most tender and practically melting in the mouth. The delicious flavor extends close to the rind. Of vigorous growth and very prolific, frequently producing as many as ten large melons on a vine. When well grown in favorable localities, a special demand at high prices for “Spicy” Cantaloupes has arisen from a few fancy fruiterers, to whom shipments were made of selected specimens, each melon wrapped separately in tissue paper and packed in crates. Pkt., 10c; oz., 20c; ¼ lb., 60c; lb., $2.00
Originally listed in: Burpee's Annual for 1916