S T O R_ E S SEED S 



The New Weaver Special is worthy of your consideration this year 



MUSKMELON 



No. 48. The Weaver Special (New) 



A golden-fleshed Honey Ball. May be picked, vine-ripened, for long-distance shipments. 

 A new and, we believe, important introduction 



Days to maturity, 100. This promising new melon is the result of a sport discovered in 1929 by 

 J. C. Fluke, Manager of C. H. Weaver & Co., in the Imperial Valley of California. After 4 years' 

 selection and development it is now offered to our customers as a melon of great promise and one 

 that may have a prominent influence on the Cantaloupe industry. Its peculiar golden color gives 

 one the impression of transparency, for one can almost see the rich orange interior flesh. The outside 

 is well netted. In contrast to other varieties, it goes through a ripening process extending 5 or 6 days 

 after being picked on a full slip. This quality is very important, for it permits the melon to arrive in 

 distant markets in perfect condition. If picked on a full slip and handled properly there need be no 

 loss from soft or over-ripe fruits. Furthermore, it is found that the eating quality is better after the 

 Cantaloupe has been picked 4 or 5 days. In size it runs to jumbo 36-pack and to 12-pack flat crates. 

 The shape is almost round and the size is already bred to a great evenness. 



The flesh of The Weaver Special is unusually thick and, as stated above, it has an unusual orange- 

 red tint extending to the rind. It is smoother than in most Cantaloupes. Its flavor is one of its great 

 assets. Even though of jumbo and larger size, the cavity is very small — a silver dollar will completely 

 hide the seed in many fruits. We recommend a thorough test for The Weaver Special this year. 



Price, Postpaid: Pkt. 10 cts.; oz. 25 cts.; V 4 lb. 85 cts.; lb. $3; 5 lbs. or over, $2.75 per lb. 



No. 49. Hale's Best Number 1 1 2 



A far more uniform strain than the original Hale's Best 



Days to maturity, 85. The Hale's Best Cantaloupe made a spectacular advent upon the Canta- 

 loupe markets of 1924, and for a whole decade it has held an important position among the earlier 

 varieties. We look on this as an outstanding shipping Cantaloupe. The fruits are oval, averaging 

 63^2 inches in length and 5 inches in diameter. Its golden flesh is thick, firm, and of fine quality. 

 One of the marked features of Hale's Best is that it maintains its fine quality after it is over-ripe and 

 does not deteriorate in flavor as do so many Cantaloupes when over-ripe. Hale's Best also has some 

 disease-resistant qualities. This strain No. 112 is a distinct improvement over the original stock of 

 Hale's in uniformity and size and is recommended as a main-crop melon. 



Price, Postpaid: Pkt. 5 cts.; oz. 15 cts.; V£Ib. 30 cts.; lb. $1; 5 lbs. or over, 90 cts. per lb. 



The Importance of Constant Spraying of Cantaloupe Vines 



Flavor in melons is dependent on the variety that is used and the vitality and health of the vine that the melon 

 is picked from. All of the four melons which we now offer have grown well, have a superlatively fine flavor, but 

 none of them will be worth keeping if they are gathered from dead or partially diseased vines. The greatest factor 

 of insurance against disease is constant spraying of the vines with Bordeaux Mixture, from the time when the 

 plants are well started until the very end of the picking season. Our good neighbor and customer, William Madara, 

 a Gloucester County fruit-grower who had 20 acres of Cantaloupes this last season, carried on a very complete 

 spraying operation and did so by ingeniously rigging up a spray pump on an old Ford chassis. This was used week 

 after week, even after the vines covered the entire field. The tires of the outfit were only partially inflated, and 

 the loss of broken vine shoots was very immaterial compared to the protection afforded the crop. 



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