CANTALOUPE 
ROCKY FORD 
Home of Cantaloupes. 
Market Growers' Prices, Page 82. 
Saving Special Stock Seed oi H. B. No. 10. 
l-I R kI/-\ Ifi 87 da y s - In some of the growing- sec- 
*’T*P'OV6Q li. D. INO. IU tions where melons naturally grow too 
large, there is call for a melon slightly smaller than the H. B. No. 36. 
For this trade, we recommend the H. B. No. 10. Netting is finer 
and more closely spaced than the H. B. No. 36. In size and exterior 
appearence, it resembles Burrell’s Superfecto. Packs 15’s. Flesh 
thick, deep salmon, sweet and of fine quality. 
STOCK SEED, saved from the best of the first melons to ripen. 
(Pkt., 10c) (oz., 15c) (% lb., 40c) (lb., $1.40) (5 lbs., $0.15) prepaid. 
No. 1 SEED, saved only from melons that would be good shippers. 
(Pkt., 5c) (oz., 10c) (14 lb., 25c) (lb., 75c) (5 lbs,, $3.30) prepaid. 
Rnrroll fom 98 days. Our own introduction. One of the best 
DUrreil shippers for some sections where there is little rain¬ 
fall and irrigation is depended upon. Fruits, oval, 6 inches long, 
4V 2 inches in diameter, well developed, closely laced netting, unnetted 
suture between the ribs. Flesh deep orange salmon, thick, very 
fine grained, spicy and sweet. Packs 12 to the Jumbo flat crate. 
STOCK SEED, saved from the best of the first melons to ripen. 
(Pkt., 10c) (oz., 15c) (14 lb., 40c) (lb., $1.40) (5 lbs., $0.15) prepaid. 
No. 1 SEED, saved only from melons that would be good shippers. 
(Pkt., 5c) (oz., 10c) (14 lb., 30c) (lb., 95c) (5 lbs., $4.35) prepaid. 
Part of a Pile of Burrell Gems Ready to Cut for Seed. 
Rurr^ll l M „L A 100 days. A large selection sometimes 
DUrreil vem Jlimoo called! Ordway Pink Meat. Weight 5 
pounds; rind well netted and tough; flesh, deep salmon, very thick 
and of good quality. Good shipper and desirable for roadside mar¬ 
ket because of its large size and attractive appearance. Inclined 
to crack if season is too wet. Packs 7 to 9 to the Jumbo flat crate. 
(Pkt., 5c) (oz., 10c) (% lb., 20c) (lb., 55c) (5 lbs., $2.40) prepaid. 
Growing 
Cantaloupes 
The controlling of insects on your cantaloupe crops will 
increase your profits. If pests are allowed to multiply unham- 
E ered, entire fields are often ruined. The striped cucumber 
eetle and aphis are the cantaloupe's worst enemies. The 
striped cucumber beetle often appears at the time plants are coming up. Turn 
to bottom of page 17 and you will find some suggestions as to killing them. 
Aphis or plant lice are easily controlled if all growers in each district dust 
with Aphicide as soon as these pests appear. If one grower in a neighborhood 
allows his field to become a breeding place for aphis they soon spread to the 
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D. V. Burrell Seed Growers Co., Rocky Ford, Colo 
