Description:
The cross Texas W-5 x Charleston Gray was made in 1962. Texas W-5 was used a the female parent. Selections were made for 6 generations following orig. cross during years 1963-68. Self-poll. were obtained each year except 1965. The 1966 planting from seed of an open-poll. was mostly true to type, & selection that season was made to conform to the type selected in prev. generations. 3 gens. of self-poll. selections followed. The 3 most promising sel. in 1968 were design. as F68-1, F68-2, F68-3, & seed from them were distrib. for trial plantings. Isolated plantings for seed increase were also made in summer 1969, from which Selectio F68-1 (prev. D7-4) was chosen as the source for seed of 'Smokeylee'. Seed from the best shaped melons in the 1969 isolated planting of F68-1 were utilized to make 2 isolated plantings in 1970, which served as the source of breeders seed of 'Smokeylee'