Mildew Resistant Cantaloupe 
No. 50 
(Recommended Only for Districts Affected by Powdery Mildew) 
T HIS cantaloupe was developed by Dr. Ivan C. Jagger, representing the U. S. Dept, of 
Agriculture and Dr. G. W. Scott, University of California. 
Experiments were started on mildew-resistant strains in the year 1926 but no head¬ 
way was made until 1928, when a mixed lot of seed obtained from India produced a number 
of mildew-resistant plants. Crosses were immediately made between these plants and the 
Hale’s Best and other commercial varieties by repeated crossings and careful selections. Mil¬ 
dew-resistant strains of the Hale’s Best type were rapidly developed of which No. 50 is the 
only commercial strain recommended at this time. 
The vines of this new variety are declared to be entirely free of any mildew, although 
mildew is particularly abundant on most all other cantaloupe varieties this season. In several 
fields,' Hale’s Best was originally planted and the Resistant No. 50 was used for replanting. 
In these fields the Hale's Best vines have been practically killed by mildew while the No. 50, 
intertwined with them, show no mildew infection whatever. 
Resistant No. 50 cantaloupe is not yet perfect, it is claimed, but it promises to fill the 
pressing need for resistant cantaloupes for the next year or two until further improvements 
can be made. Everything indicates a greatly increased acreage of this variety next season. 
The No. 50 is fully a week later than the Hale’s Best strains but is similar in eating and 
shipping qualities. The melons run rather oblong in shape and vary considerably in size. 
The vines are medium in size and vary in yields. 
We grew the first commercial seed crop of the No. 50 ever grown here the past season. 
It was planted from stock seed grown in the Imperial Valley the preceding fall. We were 
agreeably surprised at the uniformity in size. Our crops showed up fully 50% better than 
any crops we had seen in the Imperial Valley last spring. 
Our very best selection of stock seed will be planted in the Imperial Valley under cover. 
We will make our stock seed selection there next spring in time to plant here, thereby making 
two years’ seed selections in one year as we did with the Hale’s Best when first introduced. 
We grew practically all of the seed of this variety produced here the past season, but 
on account of the big demand from the Imperial Valley we have but a small surplus unsold 
which we offer subject to prior sale as follows: 
p • Pkt. 5c; oz. 15c; J4 lb. 45c; lb. $1.50; 5 lbs. at $ 1.40 per lb.; 10 lbs. and over 
rru e. at $1 25 per lb 
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Garwood & Woodside, Rocky Ford, Colorado 
