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Table 2. Mean melon weight--of several watermelon varieties at
 Leesburg, 1969-1976.-


Vn~r ptv


Allsweet
Jubileeb
Calhoun Gray
Sin:kylee
Charleston Gray

Sweet Princess
Iopride .
Crimson sweet
Louisiana Queen


1 Qf9-76a


20.2(4)
21.8(7)

20.8(7)
20.2(7)

19.3(7)
19.0(4)
17.4(7)
17.0(6)


Pounds per melon
 1975


22.0
20.8
19.5
20.4
19.6

19.6
21.9
17.6
16.411


a Value in-parentheses indicates the number of years the
 variety was tested. r.
b Jubilee grown from standard commercial seed.




Table 3. Soluble solids content of mature fruit of several
 ?_ _watermelon varieties at Leesburg, 1969-1976._


Soluble solids, %


Variety 1969-76a 1975 1976

Smokylee 11.1(7) 11.5 10.8
Crimson Sweet 10.5(7) 10.7 10.5
Sweet Princess, 10.3(7) 10.7 10.2
Calhoun Gray 10.5 9.8
Jubileeb : 9.9(7) 10.4 9.8

Charleston Gray 9.9(7) 9.5: 9.7
Allsweet 9.8(4) 10.1 9.9
Iopride 9.7(4) 9.9 10.2
Louisiana Queen 9.5(6) 9.4 9.4

a Value in parenthesesindicates the number of years ,the
 variety was tested.
o Jubilee grown from standard commercial seed.


16.6.
19.8
17.8
16.6
16.6

16.5
17.3
15.2


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1976