VEGETABLES / MELON
Yellow, elliptical fruit with orange stripes from blossom end at maturity. Extensive, pronounced corking covers entire fruit. Fruit abscises from vine when overripe. Mature fruit reach 4-7" long by 4-6" wide and weigh 1-3 lbs. Thick, firm orange flesh has good flavor. Moderately sweet and juicy. Thin rind. Mid-season maturing when grown in 2013 at Heritage Farm. C. Neiswanger from Odon, Indiana donated this variety to SSE in 1989. SSE Accession # 112976
SSE Accession: 112976
$4
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