No. 4S— HALE'S BEST 



Days to malurity, 70-85. Hale's Best, sometimes spoken of as 

 Early Imperial, because it will give you a ten-day leeway over your 

 neighboring competition, will no doubt be your most prohtable C;inta- 

 ioupe. It is ten days earlier than other Rocky Ford types, and brings 

 the high prices. We deserve success only in proportion as our customers 

 interests are served. If you are a grower and shipper of Cantaloupes, 

 we can give you no better advice 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 three years. Last season saw approximately 

 20,000 acres planted to Hale's Best in California, with a very decided 

 falling oil 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 tn 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. Price, delivered: oz., 15c; Vi lb., 

 50c; 1/2 lb., 85c; lb., $1.50; 5 lbs., @ S1.45 per lb.; 10 lbs., Oi S1.40 

 per lb.; 50 lbs., @ $1.25 per lb. 



No. 46— HEARTS OF GOLD 



Days lo 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 



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carloads of Hearts of Gold are now sfiipped. 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 thiin the 

 standard Rocky Ford type. In the eastern part of the country. Hearts 

 of Gold has shown a decided resistance to rust. Wo have checked this 

 factor in our own trials. We can also say that Hearts of Gold is more 

 hardy and withstands heaviei frosts than other varieties. A careful 

 survey of market reports for this past season will show that Hearts of 

 Gold outsold many other commercial types. It is very often shipped 

 ip a fiat crate of six melons each. With proper cultivation it should 

 maintain a picking season of from four lo eight weeks. Customers can 

 be assured of the purity of our strain, all of which has been hand-cut. 

 Price, delivered: oz.. 15c; 1/4 lb., 50c; Vi lb., 8.5c; lb.. $1.50; 5 lbs.. 

 @ $1.45 per lb.; 10 lbs., @ $1.40 per lb.; 50 lbs., fiii $1.25 per lb. 



No. 47— Edward's Perfecto 



Days lo maturity, 80-95. Pure Anglo-Saxon speech is apparently 

 put under a heavy strain by the goad qualities of this Melon as will be 

 noted from the fact that in addition to the name of Edward's Perfecto, 

 it is also sold as Perfected Perfecto, Superfecto and Improved Perfecto. 

 There is no denying the fact that this is one of the very best develop- 

 ments of the Rocky Ford Cantaloupe. The strain we offer is the pure 

 Exiward's Perfecto, in shape, size, and in complete netting. As is the 

 case with all of our Melon seed, this stock is hand-cut. which assures 

 interior color purity. It will be of interest to know that a very large 

 acreage, both in California and Colorado, are now planted to Edward's 

 Perfecto under one or the other of the above names. Price, delivered: 

 oz., 1.5c; 1/4 lb., .50c; 1/2 lb., 85c; lb., $1..50; 5 lbs., (f« S1.45 per lb . 

 10 lbs., @ $1.40 per lb.; 50 lbs., (a, S1.25 per lb. 

 Weatherford Walson 



Mr. R. H. James — our Rocky Ford grower 



