QUALITY 
PURITY 
Hale’s Best 
THE FOUNDATION STOCK FOR THE FINE STRAINS OF 
EARLY CANTALOUPES NOW IN UNIVERSAL USE. 
The Hale’s Best cantaloupe was first introduced in 1924 and met with 
immediate success. There were on the market at that time several splendid 
varieties, but the trade was anxious to have an earlier maturing melon, 
and the H. B. met this need. It has come to be recognized as the finest 
early variety developed. 
We have developed four improved strains of the Hale’s Best, but many 
of our customers still prefer the old regular stock. 
The old original HALE’S BEST is still a popular cantaloupe. 
The Hale’s Best is an attractive melon with a well-netted appearance. 
It does not, however, run to as even sizes as the improved strains. It is 
salmon-colored and sweet in flavor. One of the marked features of this 
cantaloupe is the fact that it maintains its fine quality after it is over-ripe 
and does not deteriorate in flavor as do so many cantaloupes when over¬ 
ripe. 
We have a good supply of this seed which we can recommend to the 
market gardeners, and which w r e can offer to them at a reduced price. 
Prices postpaid: Ounce, 10c; *4 pound, 30c; */2 pound, 55c; 1 pound, S1.05; 
2 pounds, $2.00; 5 pounds, $4.50; 10 pounds, $8.00. 
THE ROCKY FORD CANTALOUPE SEED BREEDERS ASSOCIATION 
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