Photograph taketi on one of our Seed Faums. This shows the new 
Powdery Mildew Resistant No. 45. Uniform in size, 
thick fleshed and readly good to eat. 
Powdery Mildew Resistant No. 45 sLedThe caStai^iprindul- 
- try in the Imperial Valley. 
The greatest achievement in scientific cantaloupe breeding. Dr. dagger and 
his associate.s working in connection with the U. S. D. A. made about 8,000 
crosses endeavoring to find a melon that would resist powdery mildew and 
at the same time be “good eatin’ ’ and a good shipper. The No. 45 was 
selected from all of these as being the best fitted for reproduction. It was 
“good news” to the Imperial Valley Cantaloupe growers, and after the 1937 
shipping season was closed, it was still “good news,” 100% powdery mildew 
resistance is not its only merit. It can be vine ripened, picked full slip at 
which stage it carries an attractive yellow ripe color underneath the closely 
laced netting. Pre-cooled it will ship to eastern markets and arrive in the 
consumer’s hands in first class condition. Our selection has been toward a 
slightly smaller type, rather round instead of too oblong (note illustration). 
Very thick fleshed, uniform in appearance. Our strain is slightly smaller than 
the H. B. No. 36 as grown here. Cantaloupe shippers who have seen our 
fields advise that we were fortunate in having decided to select toward the 
smaller type because this melon is inclined to grow rather large in the 
Imperial Valley. 
STOCK SKKD 
(Pkt., 10c) (oz., 15c) lb., 50c) (lb., $1.60) (5 lbs., $7.00) prepaid. 
No. 1 SEED 
(Pkt., 5c) (oz., 10c) (% lb., 35c) (lb., $1.10) (5 lbs., $4.85) prepaid. 
Growers believe that the New 45 marks an important milestone in the 
progress of the Cantaloupe industry. 
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D. V. Burrell Seed Growers Co., Rocky Ford, Colo 
