Here It Is—The Best Cantaloupe Yet 
CANTALOUPE 
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Hale’s Best Original or Jnmbo Strain 
Mr. I. D. Hale, until a few years ago, lived here at Rocky Ford. 
He moved to California and while there engaged in the marketing 
end of the cantaloupe business. In the course of his work, Mr. Hale 
discovered a Japanese market gardener selling from his wagon 
melons of the Rocky Ford type. As it was early in the season for 
ripe melons, Mr. Hale’s interest was aroused, and investigation re¬ 
vealed that the gardener had been producing a number of varieties 
in the same field and saving seed from this field had discovered an 
extra early melon. Seed was sent to a Rocky Ford melon seed grower 
to see what could be done toward developing a new variety. When 
the seed was harvested, the grower gave the name “Hale’s Best” to 
the lot, and from this, by careful selection, the H. B. strains have 
been developed. 
14 R 9C 85 days. SEE FRONT COVER FOR 
improvea n. D. lNO. JO ILLUSTRATION. We believe this 
to be the best early shipping cantaloupe that has yet been introduced. 
If we were to engage in cantaloupe growing for market, our choice 
of all varieties now available would be H. B. No. 36 for early with 
Burrell’s Superfecto to follow for later shipping. H. B. No. 36 is a 
beautiful melon; highly flavored, really good to eat and has proven 
its worth by becoming the most popular cantaloupe with large 
shippers the past several seasons. So wonderfully uniform that it 
is an outstanding breeding accomplishment. In size it is large, 
packing mostly 36’s, or using the Jumbo flat crate 9’s to 12’s. Melon 
is solidly netted, little if any suture and no ribs. The rich, spicy, 
salmon flesh is deep, fine grained and holds up well for long distance 
shipping. While primarily bred for the shipping trade, its many 
fine qualities make it ideal for roadside markets and home gardens. 
Wherever cantaloupes are grown, we recommend this melon to melon 
growers; for north—where the seasons are short—for south to be 
first on the market with a real good cantaloupe. 
Stock Seed, saved from the best of the lirst melons to ripen. 
<Pkt., 10c) (ok., 20c) (% lb., 00c) (lb., $2.00) (5 lbs., $S.S0) prepaid. 
No. 1 Seed, saved only from melons that would be good shippers. 
(Pkt., 5c) (ok., 15c) (14 lb., 40c) (lb., $1.25) (5 lbs., $5.50) prepaid. 
Hale’s Best Original or Jumbo Strain h| ve d b a een grow¬ 
ing H. B. since first introduced. We noticed a good many specimens 
that were very large with a distinct strip or suture running from 
stem to blossom. By critical selection we have produced a uniform 
type of this which is ideal for roadside market selling. It is a big 
melon, the average weight from our seed fields this year was 4% 
pounds each; packs 9 to the jumbo flat crate. Well netted between 
the distinct su'tures; practically no ribs. Western shippers prefer 
the solidly netted sorts, but our sales of seed indicate that this is 
one of the most popular with eastern shippers. Flesh is thick, deep 
salmon; flavor sweet and of fine eating quality. 
Stock Seed, saved from the best of the first melons to ripen. 
(Pkt., 10c) (ok., 20c) (% lb., (iOc) (lb., $2.00) (5 lbs., $8.80) prepaid. 
No. 1 Seed, saved only from melons that would be good shippers. 
(Pkt., 5c) (ok., 15c) (% lb., 40c) (lb.. $1.25) (5 lbs., $5.50) prepaid. 
36 D. V. Burrell Seed Growers Co., Rocky Ford, Colorado 
