QUALITY 
PURITY 
Mildew Resistant 
Dr. I. C. dagger of the United States Department of Agriculture 
No. 8 
A NEW MILDEW RESISTANT CANTALOUPE, IN SUCH GREAT DEMAND 
THAT OUR SUPPLY OF THIS SEED IS ALREADY SOLD. 
The Mildew Resistant No. 8 cantaloupe was developed in California, where the 
presence of mildew in the melon fields made a resistant variety a necessity. Dr. I. C. 
Jagger of the United States Department of Agriculture and Dr. G. W. Scott of the 
University of California are working on the problem of producing resistant varieties 
and have already developed several strains of these cantaloupes. The S. A. Gerrard 
Company expressed a preference for the Mildew Resistant 'No. 8, and in the spring of 
1933 grew their first crop of this cantaloupe for commercial purposes. 
The MILDEW RESISTANT NO. 8 was developed for districts affected by this disease. 
Note the uniform sizes of this variety. 
Mr. James B. Ryan of our Association regularly visits the Imperial Valley, California, to observe 
the results of our seeds planted there and to secure seed of new promising varieties for our Association 
to plant at Rocky Ford. On his annual visit in 1933, Mr. Ryan was impressed by the quality and appear¬ 
ance of the No. 8 variety. The S. A. Gerrard Company placed in the hands of our Association the 
growing of this variety for seed, and in the season of 1933, we grew for them, 1100 pounds of this No. 8, 
which was planted by them in the spring of 1934. Out of their fields that year Mr. Ryan secured stock 
seed sufficient to produce the amount of seed shown in the photograph. 
The fine appearance of the fruit, the even sizes of the cantaloupe, and the vigor and resistant power 
of the vines, caused a heavy demand for this seed. The Mildew Resistant No. 8i is almost entirely resist¬ 
ant to this disease, and the vines remain unaffected until the crop is completely harvested. It is a deep 
salmon-fleshed melon, well-netted, thick-fleshed, and with a small cavity. The cantaloupes are not as even 
in sizes as the Hale’s Best strains, and will average slightly larger. This variety is about 7 or 8 days 
later in maturing than the Hale’s Best. 
All the seed of this variety grown this year has already been shipped to the Imperial Valley and 
is not available for distribution. Next year, however, this variety will be available in quantities for everyone. 
THE ROCKY FORD CANTALOUPE SEED BREEDERS ASSOCIATION 
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