
Hale’s Best No. 36 
MUSKMELON or CANTALOUPE 
Cantaloupe is believed to have first come from Africa, was cultivated in the Roman Empire. 
Three ounces of seed will plant 100 yards of row. Plant three pounds to the acre. Breaks ground 
in 6 days. 
One inch high in 9 days under most favorable circumstances in greenhouse. Canta- 
loupes do well upon sod ground or upon land prepared for planting by plowing down a crop of Winter Wheat, 
or Winter Rye, the sod or straw aerating or keeping the soil loose; thrives best on sandy soil. No plant is 
more influenced by the conditions of its growth. 
The seed should be planted about corn seeding time or shortly after the apple is in bloom, the hills about 
45 feet in each direction.. Two shovelfuls of well-rotted stable manure trampled into each hill and covered 
with earth will greatly aid growth. Cantaloupe vines are often destroyed by lice if not properly sprayed. 
Yellow Fleshed Cantaloupes 
Banana—92 Days. A melon growing 18 inches 
long, 4 to 5 inches thick, weighing about 7 pounds, 
distinctly tapering at each end. Lemon colored skin, 
pink flesh, of very fine texture and delicate flavor. 
Defender, Burrells Gem or Ordway Pink—86 
Days. A celebrated orange fleshed Melon, one of 
the best of the Rocky Ford types. 
Edward’s Perfecto—90 Days. This is a salmon 
fleshed, round, well netted without ribs, very small 
cavity variety. Excellent for shipping and no doubt 
will be used very shortly for long distance shipping. 
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Emerald Gem—86 Days. A small, early Melon 
form globular, flattened at the poles, slightly ribbed 
netted, orange flesh, deep emerald green line under 
the skin. One of the best for the garden. 
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Fordhook or Yellow Flesh Jenny Lind—86 Days 
A thick orange flesh, small cavity melon, well ribbed 
and heavily netted. Flat at poles, resembles the 
Jenny Lind in many respects, except in color. 
Hale’s Best No. 36—85 Days. A very early melon’ 
Salmon flesh of exceptional thickness, oval in shape 
with heavy netting and prominent ribs. The best 
strain of this valuable variety. 8 to 10 days earlier 
than Rocky Ford. Planted in many sections, its 
chief value being its remarkable earliness. The 
earliest melon shipped from California. 
Hearts of Gold or Hoo Doo—90 Days. An orange 
fleshed, medium sized, almost round shaped, good 
shipping variety. Fine netting extending over the 
whole surface, a fine highly colored melon. 
Hearts of Gold No. 10—90 Days. ‘This is a very 
superior strain of our own selection from the famous 
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Hearts of Gold. The cavity is very small with a 
deep salmon flesh, well netted and slightly ribbed. 
Osage or Millers Cream—92 Days. Fruit medi- 
um size, oval, slightly ribbed, small cavity, dark 
green in color, covered more or less with a shallow 
netting, flesh deep salmon color and thick. 
Pollock No. 10-25—95 Days. The fruit is quite 
round, heavily netted, no ribs, small cavity, ex- 
cellent flavor, identical to Rocky Ford except the 
flesh is salmon tinted. This variety has a reputation 
of being the best rust-resistant of any Melon. 
Pride of Wisconsin—95 Days. A new introduc- 
tion in great demand in Pennsylvania and Maryland. 
Well ribbed and netted, small cavity and thin rind. 
Splendid golden color and very palatable. 

Pride of Wisconsin 
D. LANDRETH 
