



D- Our 1940 catalog first presented the new D-2 cantaloupe, but due to the 
heavy advance demand for this variety we did not list this new canta- 
loupe for sale. This season, however, we have produced a good supply 
of the D-2 seed and are offering it for the first time. 
The new D-2 cantaloupe is a melon developed for its resistance to powdery mil- 
dew and will prove particularly valuable in districts where mildew is a problem. 
Because the entire supply of D-2 seed was sold in the Imperial Valley in California 
last season, we do not yet have definite knowledge as to its performance in other 
cantaloupe districts. We do know the type of melon it is and can describe it accur- 
ately for you. From this description you will be able to determine whether this new 
melon meets your particular needs. 
A melon of exceptionally fine quality, the D-2 holds up under shipment to bring 
to the consumer a cantaloupe of enjoyable flavor. A rough heavy net protects the 
melon in handling. A heavy yield of good melons is one of its distinguishing char- 
acteristics. The melons run to large sizes, slightly larger than the No. 45. The D-2 is 
one of the earliest of the mildew resistant strains but matures about five to seven 
days later than the Hale’s Best. 
We feel that we have made an important contribution to disease resistant 
cantaloupes in the development of the D-2. 
When powdery mildew became a serious problem in the cantaloupe fields of 
Southern California, the U. S. Department of Agriculture assigned Dr. I. C. Jagger 
to the problem of developing a resistant melon. Dr. Jagger, before his death in 1939, 
had labored long on the work, producing the now famous No. 45. Dr. Thomas W. 
Whitaker, of the U. S. Horticultural Field Station, at La Jolla, California, is now in 
charge of this work and is doing an important and valuable piece of work. A new 
form of the mildew has appeared in the infected districts and the No. 45 did not have 
the resistance to this new form of the disease. Hence it became vitally necessary for 
a new strain to be developed if cantaloupe production was to continue in those dis- 
tricts. Fortunately we had a melon growing in the Imperial Valley that showed some 
resistance to the new form of mildew. By careful selection we have now developed 
a strain that has a high percentage of resistance. We take pride in the work we have 
done with the D-2 cantaloupe. 
Our experience with this melon has convinced us that it will prove invaluable 
to growers in mildew infested districts. We can recommend it on the basis of its 
performance during the past two seasons in California and Colorado. 
Prices postpaid: Ounce, 20c: % pound, 60c; 2 pound, $1.00; 1 pound, $1.75; 
5 pounds, $7.00; 10 pounds, $12.50. 
D-2 
Chief Use: Shipping 
Matures: 92-97 days 
Skin color: Dark 
Flesh Color: Salmon 
Shape: Oval 
Netting: Heavy 
Size: 7 x 6% inches 

The ability of the seedsman 
to understand the problems of 
the grower and to assist him in 
their solution is portrayed in the 
new D-2 cantaloupe. This melon 
was rapidly and successfully de- 
veloped to overcome the ravages 
of the mildew in the cantaloupe 
fields of the Southwest. 

ROCKY FORD CANTALOUPE SEED ———— 
