Baba's Muskmelon

Medium-sized, elliptic, yellow fruit. Smooth, glossy skin with slight netting at the blossom end. Susceptible to splitting. Fruit abscises easily from vine when overripe. Market mature fruit measure 4-6" long by 2.7-4.6" wide and weigh 1.5-2.5lbs. Soft leaf pubescence. Pale orange flesh with a yellow rind. Good flavor and texture. Moderately sweet. Smooth, dense flesh. Somewhat large seed cavity. Ripe fruit do not keep well on the vine. Early maturing. Donated to SSE by Mrs. P. Tomko. This variety was grown by Mrs. Tomko's mother since circa 1936 and by her grandmother before that. SSE Accession # 113411