Photograph taken on one of our Seed Farms. This shows the new Powdery 
Mildew Resistant No. 45. Uniform in size, thick fleshed and really good to eat. 
Powdery Mildew Resistant No. 45 “at^^aved Sntl” 
loupe industry in the 
Imperial Valley. The greatest achievement in scientific cantaloupe breeding. 
Dr. dagger and his associates working in connection with the U. S. D. A. 
made about 8,000 crosses endeavoring to find a melon that would resist pow¬ 
dery 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 repro¬ 
duction. It was “good news” to the Imperial Valley cantaloupe growers. 
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 under¬ 
neath 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 fieshed, 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 SEED. 
(Pkt., 10c) (oz., 15c) (% lb., 50c) (lb., fl.GO) (5 lbs., f7.00) prepaid. 
No. 1 SEED 
(Pkt., 5c) (oz., 10c) (l^ lb., 35c) (lb., $1.10) (5 lbs., $4.85) prepaid. 
The New 45 marks an important milestone in the progress of the Cantaloupe 
industry. 
See page 100 for Special Prices to Market Growers. 
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