Cucumis melo



Ananas 100 Shiny, gray leaves, heavy vines 20 x 15 cm, 2- 2.5 Kg Oval, cracked net, thin rind, no sutures, yellow orange Soft, aromatic, very sweet, white/gold Wide adaptability, very sweet, popular in the Middle East. Branco Do Ribatejo 105 Vigorous 22 x 15 cm, 2 - 2.5 Kg Oblong, slightly corrugated, creamy color Whitish green Most popular melon in Portugal. Canary Yellow 105 Vigorous 18 x 15 cm, 2 - 2.5 Kg Oblong, longitudinal corrugations, yellow White to light green with orange cavity lining Like Casaba but eggshape. Brighter yellow rind. Very sweet crisp flesh. Casaba Golden Beauty 105-110 Very Vigorous 15 - 20 cm, 3.5 Kg Globe, golden yellow with corrugations Thick, white, spicy Best for warm, irrigated areas. Stores well. Charentais 85-90 Fair growth 15 x 11 cm, 1 - 1.5 Kg Globe, ribbed, pale green to creamy yellow Orange Popular in Europe. Recommended for plastic & greenhouse cultivation. Also for outdoors. Crenshaw 110 Vigorous 20 x 15 cm, 2 - 2.5 Kg Globe, corrugated skin, yellow Thick, salmon Late, long distance shipper. Edisto 47 95 Very vigorous 16 x 19 cm, 1 - 1.5 Kg Oral, sparse net, hard Deep salmon, good flavor PM, DM, ALT Larger fruit and more vigorous vine than Edisto. Excellent shipper. Hales Best Jumbo 85-90 Vigorous 12 x 16 cm, 1.5 Kg Oval, ribbed, heavy net, yellow/green Salmon orange, thick, good flavor Good shipping variety. Honey Dew Gold Rind 110 Vigorous 17 x 16 cm, 1.5 - 2 Kg Round, golden yellow, smooth Light green Used mostly for fresh market and home garden. Honey Dew Green Flesh 110 Vigorous 18 x 17 cm, 1.5 - 2 Kg Round, smooth, creamy white to light green tint Light green, very sweet Has a distinct spicy flavor. Well known for shipping and home garden variety. Honey Dew Orange Flesh 110 Very vigorous 15 x 16 cm, 1.5 Kg Round, smooth, creamy white Light orange, thick, firm, sweet Has delicious flavor between Gr. Honeydew and Crenshaw. Excellent long distance shipper. Imperial PMR 45 Imp. Shipper 90 Vigorous 14 x 15 cm, 1.2 - 1.5 Kg Round, faint rib, well netted, creamy tan Orange, thick, sweet, small cavity PM1 Standard shipping melon. Excellent strain. Karma 110 Vigorous 3.5 - 4 Kg Long oval, yellow green, corrugated White, crispy Popular in the Middle East, also known as Russian Melon. Perlita 85-90 Fairly vigorous 14 x 15 cm, 1.2 - 1.8 Kg Round, well netted, no suture, faint rib, creamy tan Orange, medium tick, firm DM, PM1 High yielding shipper. Piel De Sapo 100 Vigorous 20 x 16 cm, 2 - 3 Kg Oval, slightly corrugated, frog skin, green with dark green mottling White An early variety - sweet tasting flesh! Souehla 95 Vigorous 20 x 18 cm, 1.8 - 2.5 Kg Oval, slight netting, green to brownish tan color Light salmon F1, DM, PM1 Very popular in Morocco and North Africa. Temprano Rochet 90 Vigorous 1.8 - 2 Kg Oval, medium green with fine yellow mottling Greenish white High yielder, uniform fruits. Very sweet, tasty and aromatic. Tendral Negro 110 Vigorous 20 x 17 cm, 1.5 - 2 Kg Oval, very dark green, corrugated White Excellent shipper. Very good flavor. Tendral Verde 110 Vigorous 20 x 18 cm, 1.5 - 2 Kg Oval, no netting, corrugated, dark green White Very long shelf life. Topmark 90 Very vigorous, dark green 15 x 14 cm, 1.5 - 1.8 Kg Oval, full coverage of good net, no sutures, dark green rind Deep salmon DM, PM, Scale, Crown Blight Excellent shipper. Ananas Hybrid 90-100 Vigorous 1.5 - 2 Kg Oval orange, fine netting, small seed cavity Creamy white, firm and very aromatic PM Improvement of original Ananas with resistance to powdery Mildew. Gives high yield of top quality. Galia F1 Hybrid 80-90 Vigorous 15 x 15 cm, 1.2 - 1.5 Kg Round, netted, small seed cavity, yellow orange Green, very sweet, aromatic F1, Tolerant PM 60-70% of the fruits mature in the first 2 weeks of the picking period. For outdoors and greenhouse cultivation. Fragata Hybrid 80-90 Very vigorous 15 x 15 cm, 1.5 - 1.8 Kg Round, totally netted, small seed cavity, yellow green Salmon PM This hybrid is a cross of selected inbred parent lines to achieve an early maturing fruit. Good shipper and remarkable shelf life. MHX-069 65-70 Vigorous, fast growing 1.2 - 1.8 Kg Round, lightly netted, yellow green Orange, thick, tender, juicy and aromatic High yielder with excellent flavor.



Ananas	100	Shiny, gray leaves, heavy vines	20 x 15 cm, 2- 2.5 Kg	Oval, cracked net, thin rind, no sutures, yellow orange	Soft, aromatic, very sweet, white/gold		Wide adaptability, very sweet, popular in the Middle East.
Branco Do Ribatejo	105	Vigorous	22 x 15 cm, 2 - 2.5 Kg	Oblong, slightly corrugated, creamy color	Whitish green		Most popular melon in Portugal.
Canary Yellow	105	Vigorous	18 x 15 cm, 2 - 2.5 Kg	Oblong, longitudinal corrugations, yellow	White to light green with orange cavity lining		Like Casaba but eggshape. Brighter yellow rind. Very sweet crisp flesh.
Casaba Golden Beauty	105-110	Very Vigorous	15 - 20 cm, 3.5 Kg	Globe, golden yellow with corrugations	Thick, white, spicy		Best for warm, irrigated areas. Stores well.
Charentais	85-90	Fair growth	15 x 11 cm, 1 - 1.5 Kg	Globe, ribbed, pale green to creamy yellow	Orange		Popular in Europe. Recommended for plastic & greenhouse cultivation. Also for outdoors.
Crenshaw	110	Vigorous	20 x 15 cm, 2 - 2.5 Kg	Globe, corrugated skin, yellow	Thick, salmon		Late, long distance shipper.
Edisto 47	95	Very vigorous	16 x 19 cm, 1 - 1.5 Kg	Oral, sparse net, hard	Deep salmon, good flavor	PM, DM, ALT	Larger fruit and more vigorous vine than Edisto. Excellent shipper.
Hales Best Jumbo	85-90	Vigorous	12 x 16 cm, 1.5 Kg	Oval, ribbed, heavy net, yellow/green	Salmon orange, thick, good flavor		Good shipping variety.
Honey Dew Gold Rind	110	Vigorous	17 x 16 cm, 1.5 - 2 Kg	Round, golden yellow, smooth	Light green		Used mostly for fresh market and home garden.
Honey Dew Green Flesh	110	Vigorous	18 x 17 cm, 1.5 - 2 Kg	Round, smooth, creamy white to light green tint	Light green, very sweet		Has a distinct spicy flavor. Well known for shipping and home garden variety.
Honey Dew Orange Flesh	110	Very vigorous	15 x 16 cm, 1.5 Kg	Round, smooth, creamy white	Light orange, thick, firm, sweet		Has delicious flavor between Gr. Honeydew and Crenshaw. Excellent long distance shipper.
Imperial PMR 45 Imp. Shipper	90	Vigorous	14 x 15 cm, 1.2 - 1.5 Kg	Round, faint rib, well netted, creamy tan	Orange, thick, sweet, small cavity	PM1	Standard shipping melon. Excellent strain.
Karma	110	Vigorous	3.5 - 4 Kg	Long oval, yellow green, corrugated	White, crispy		Popular in the Middle East, also known as Russian Melon.
Perlita	85-90	Fairly vigorous	14 x 15 cm, 1.2 - 1.8 Kg	Round, well netted, no suture, faint rib, creamy tan	Orange, medium tick, firm	DM, PM1	High yielding shipper.
Piel De Sapo	100	Vigorous	20 x 16 cm, 2 - 3 Kg	Oval, slightly corrugated, frog skin, green with dark green mottling	White		An early variety - sweet tasting flesh!
Souehla	95	Vigorous	20 x 18 cm, 1.8 - 2.5 Kg	Oval, slight netting, green to brownish tan color	Light salmon	F1, DM, PM1	Very popular in Morocco and North Africa.
Temprano Rochet	90	Vigorous	1.8 - 2 Kg	Oval, medium green with fine yellow mottling	Greenish white		High yielder, uniform fruits. Very sweet, tasty and aromatic.
Tendral Negro	110	Vigorous	20 x 17 cm, 1.5 - 2 Kg	Oval, very dark green, corrugated	White		Excellent shipper. Very good flavor.
Tendral Verde	110	Vigorous	20 x 18 cm, 1.5 - 2 Kg	Oval, no netting, corrugated, dark green	White		Very long shelf life.
Topmark	90	Very vigorous, dark green	15 x 14 cm, 1.5 - 1.8 Kg	Oval, full coverage of good net, no sutures, dark green rind	Deep salmon	DM, PM, Scale, Crown Blight	Excellent shipper.

Ananas Hybrid	90-100	Vigorous	1.5 - 2 Kg	Oval orange, fine netting, small seed cavity	Creamy white, firm and very aromatic	PM	Improvement of original Ananas with resistance to powdery Mildew. Gives high yield of top quality.
Galia F1 Hybrid	80-90	Vigorous	15 x 15 cm, 1.2 - 1.5 Kg	Round, netted, small seed cavity, yellow orange	Green, very sweet, aromatic	F1, Tolerant PM	60-70% of the fruits mature in the first 2 weeks of the picking period. For outdoors and greenhouse cultivation.
Fragata Hybrid	80-90	Very vigorous	15 x 15 cm, 1.5 - 1.8 Kg	Round, totally netted, small seed cavity, yellow green	Salmon	PM	This hybrid is a cross of selected inbred parent lines to achieve an early maturing fruit. Good shipper and remarkable shelf life.
MHX-069	65-70	Vigorous, fast growing	1.2 - 1.8 Kg	Round, lightly netted, yellow green	Orange, thick, tender, juicy and aromatic		High yielder with excellent flavor.