H. B. or HALE BEST 



Days to maturity, 70-85. Hale's Best, sometimes spoken of as Early Im- 

 perial, because it will give you a ten-day leeway over your neighboring 

 competition, will no doubt be your most profitable Cantaloupe. It is ten 

 days earlier than other Rocky Ford types, and brings the high prices. We 

 deserve success only in proportion as our custoiners' interests are served. If 

 you are a grower and shipper of Cantaloupes, we can give you no better ad- 

 vice than to plant Hale's Best on a large acreage this year. The Imperial 

 Valley Cantaloupe growers, the keenest group of men in the industry, have 

 been growing an increasingly large acreage of it for the past four years. 

 Last season saw approximately 20,000 acres planted to Hale's Best in Cali- 

 fornia, with a very decided falling off in its favor of the well-known 10-25, 

 the Cantaloupe that made the Imperial Valley famous. Our stock of Hale's 

 Best has been grown privately for us in Colorado, has been inspected by an 

 officer of the firm and has been found to be of first quality in every respect. 

 Our type purity figure of 91% must not be misleading. Hale's Best is not 

 a perfectly uniform melon. The trade recognizes this fact, and even with 

 this slight variation in size, it so far outsells other varieties that one hears no 

 complaining. 



STOKES SEEDS 



The Hale Best Muskmclon is popular because of its early maturity 



HEARTS OF GOLD 



Days to maturity, 85-100. Hearts of Gold, or Improved Hoodoo, was first developed by 

 the late Roland Morrill, a successful Michigan Melon-grower, and in the early years it was 

 distinctly a Michigan Melon. It has now found wide favor in all districts, including the 

 famous Imperial Valley of California, from which point hundreds of carloads of Hearts of 

 Gold are now shipped. Mr. Morrill claimed this to be the result of an accidental cross 

 between Osage and Netted Gem. It combines the golden flesh of Osage with the heavy 

 netting and thin rind of the Netted Gem, and it is about 25 per cent larger than the standard 

 Rocky Ford type. In the eastern part of the country. Hearts of Gold has shown a decided 

 resistance to rust. We have checked this factor in our own trials. We can also say that 

 Hearts of Gold is more hardy and withstands heavier frosts than other varieties. 



FORDHOOK 



Days to maturity, 90-95. This orange-fleshed melon has been on the market twenty 

 years and in that time has been a great money maker for the growers. It is in special favor 

 in New Jersey. The size will average 5 inches across and 3 ^ inches from top to bottom. 

 The flesh is solid, of delightful flavor and holds firm for some days after maturity. We do 

 not recommend Fordhook as a shipping variety, but it will prove profitable and thoroughly 

 satisfactory on the local markets. We do not offer this variety in Canada. 



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