The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1909-06-25
4 NEW VARIETY
Of WATERMELON
is DISCOVERED BY AMERICAN
MINISTER IN ROUMANIA-THE
SIZE OF GRAPEFRUIT-GoVERN-
MENT NOW MAKING INVESTI-
CATION WITH NEW FRUIT.

In its efforts to introduce into the
United States the best grain. vegeta-
bles and fruits OF foreign countries,
the Agricultural Department has never
been more interested in its expert
ments along that line than it now is
in new watermelon. says the Wash
ington post.
This particular variety Of melon was
found by Horace C. Knowles. late
American minister TO Roumania.
growing in the foothills of the Carpa-
THAN Mountains in Roumania. The
melons have a very thin skin. and the
meat, which is less fibrous than our
native melons. in color is both yellow
and red and the flavor is exceedingly
delicious Besides its matchiess fla
Yor, 1t has another distinctive feature
in its size. which is about that of a
grapefruit It occurred to Minister
knowles that a watermelon of that
siZe--Just enough for one person
would find great favor in the United
States. IL seemed to him that it
would be just the thing to serve in
hotels, restaurants, clubs and on din
ing cars. They could be kept on ice.
and whole melon could be served
as one portion.
Seeing the possible demand for
such melon in the United States.
Minister Knowles obtained a large
quantity Of the seed and sent them,
through the state department, to the
department Of agriculture
Wide Reputation.
Under the supervision of David
Fairchild, OF the bureau of plant in
PRODUCTION, of the agricultural depart
ment, who has achieved a wide repu-
tation for the discovery and success
full Introduction in this country OF
many valuable foreign fruits and veg
etables, the melon seed were dis
tributed last year to a number OF ex-
perimental stations.
The reports on the result of the
experiments were most satisfactory
and proved that the melons can be
grown successfully in nearly every
section of the United States. A re-
port from Massachusetts states that
the melons have a most delicious fla
vor and present the fattering diff
Guilty of finding any one person who
Will be satisfied with only one of the
melons" The department, through
My Fairchild, is planning to grow q
large quantity Of the melons this
year, and their merit being known ia
the managers of large hotels in Phil
adelphia and New York, the entire
crop this year has been bought for
these two hostelries, the price agreed
on being three times that of the pre-
vailing price of the native melons
Suggests q Name.
Minister Knowles has suggested ia
the agricultural department that the
new melon be named Princess Marie,
in honor of the beautiful Crown Prin-
cess of ROumania, whose guest he
was when he found the melons AS
It is not improbable that this dainty,
delicious melon may soon become as
popular as the Rocky Ford cantaloupe
the tribute of our representative in
the selection of that name will be ap-
preciated, both by the beautiful prin-
cess and the country i'm which she is
SO much admired.
It is said that the successful Guilt
walton of this melon is assured, and
experts say that it will be worth
millions of dollars TO our country
The agricultural department has al
ready expressed its appreciation to
Minister Knowles for his thoughtful
ness and invaluable donation to the
fruitage of the United States.
The Government Gave Hill Millions.
The tariff has found its way into,
light fiction, and rather pointedly at
that, in GouveTneuT Morris's '~The
McTavish," in the July Everybody's.
The American has admitted 10 A.
Scotch lady that he is millionaire.
And where did you gather it all?''
she asked
"Oh, from my father" said Meta
wish. And It was given to him by
the government"
Why" she asked.
Not why" said he. so much as
how. You see. our government is pas
siOnately fond of certain people and
makes them very rich. But it's per-
fectIy fair, because at the same time
il makes other people. of whom it is
not fond. desperately poor. We CALI
it protection" he said. For instance,
my government let's a man buy q
Shetland wool sweater in Scotland for
two dollars, and lets him sell it in
Broadway for twenty dollars. The
process makes that man rich in time.
but it's perfectly fair, because it
makes the man who has to buy the
sweater poor"
But the fool doesn't have 20 buy
it," said Mrs. Nevis.
oh, yes he does" said McTavfsh.
In American he likes the look Of &c.
and the feel of the has to buy. It's
the climate. | suppose"
Did your father make his money
in Shetland sweaters?" she asked.
Nothing so nice" said McTavfsh:
rails"
An Editorial BIunder.
The Transcript clerk of the day
tells the story of "a very sinful wag'
who was Iunching with DR.. Abbott and
l. f.