AMISH
$2.95
Heirloom from the Amish community. Oval fruit 20cm across with sweet, orange flesh & thick rind. Tolerates wide range of conditions. 80-90 days. 45 seeds
ROCKMELON - BANANA
$2.95
Heirloom dating back to 1883. Vine. Long, tapered, smooth, yellow-skinned melon to 45cm, with delicious, highly aromatic, pink-red flesh and the taste of a banana smoothie. Excellent flavour. Drought tolerant. Best suited to warm climates. 89-95 days. 45 seeds.
BLENHEIM
$2.95
Heirloom dating back to 1881. Medium, thin skinned fruit with excellent flavour. Does well in cool, short season climates. 80-90 days. 65 seeds
CRANE
$2.95
Introduced in 1920 by the Crane family from California. Attractive, tear drop shaped melon with unusual dark green freckles on lighter green skin; sweet, light orange flesh. Fruit is ready when freckles turn orange. 75-85 days. 40 seeds
CRENSHAW
$2.95
Thick skinned, pear shaped fruit with salmon-pink flesh. Does best in warm areas. 50 seeds
DELICE DE TABLE
$2.95
French heirloom dating back to 1885 - translates as 'Delight of the Table'. Rare. Round, heavily ribbed fruit has very sweet orange flesh. Weighs around 500g. 40 seeds
FRENCH CHARENTAIS
$2.95
Heirloom first introduced in 1787. Small melon to 1kg with sweet, thick, deep-orange, flesh, and small seed cavity. Flesh has deep, aromatic, flowery aroma. Sought after variety. Disease resistant. Best suited to cooler areas. 90 days. 55 seeds
HALES BEST
$2.95
Vine. Popular variety. Netted skin with delicious orange flesh. Disease resistant. Deveroped by a Japanese gardener around 1920. 75-88 days. 120 seeds
HEARTS OF GOLD
$2.95
Heirloom dating back to 1895; bred by Roland Morrill in Michigan. Also known as 'Hoodoo'. Round melon 1-2 kg with fine, grey, netted skin and highly aromatic, sweet, firm, juicy, salmon coloured flesh. Very small seed cavity. High yields. Disease resistant. 70-90 days. 85 seeds
MINNESOTA MIDGET
$2.95
Round fruit to 10cm across with thick, golden yellow flesh. Compact bush. High sugar content. Edible to the rind. Extra early variety well suited to areas with short growing seasons. Disease resistant. First introduced by University of Minnesota in 1948. 60-75 days. 40 seeds
