QUALITY 
PURITY 
No. 36 Hale’s Best 
THE GREATEST SELLING VARIETY OF ALL CANTA¬ 
LOUPES. NOW A STANDARD OF MEASUREMENT 
FOR NEWER VARIETIES. 
To tell the growers who buy thousands of pounds of No. 36 cantaloupe 
seed each year anything about this variety may seem the most unnecessary 
of gestures. You already know the fine qualities that have made this melon 
the greatest selling single variety of cantaloupes. 
The No. 36 has become the standard of measurement for newer va- 
No. 36 HALE’S BEST is the most popular of all varieties of cantaloupes. 
rieties, and in making comparisons, to say that a melon is better than the 
No. 36 is to rate it very highly. 
The No. 36, as you know, is an improvement of the old regular Hale’s 
Best. It runs much evener in sizes, and is earlier than the parent stock. 
It is a salmon-fleshed melon that runs to 36 jumbo sizes. The vines are 
strong and hardy, which means that they will produce a good yield. 
Its fine edible and shipping qualities combined with its earliness have 
filled the trade’s needs to entire satisfaction. Because the No. 36 has been 
widely used, all growers know it and do not hesitate to plant it either for 
commercial or market garden purposes. 
Prices postpaid: Ounce, 15c; *4 pound, 40c; */2 pound, 70c; 1 pound, $1.25; 
2 pounds, $2.40; 5 pounds, $5.15; 10 pounds, $10.00. 
THE ROCKY FORD CANTALOUPE SEED BREEDERS ASSOCIATION 
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