WHITE-SEEDED PINK PEARL 
The White-seeded Pink Pearl is a melon that has been grown with success in 
the New Jersey, Delaware and Maryland section. By specializing in this melon, the 
growers there have built up a market for it that puts them in a class by themselves. 
The splendid quality and striking appearance of the Pink Pearl are the character- 
istics that have developed that special demand. 
This is a moderately late melon, in season a few days later than the Hale’s Best. 
The fruits are slightly larger than commercial sizes, running into jumbo thirty-sixes. 
It is a short oval in shape, with heavy thick netting distributed uniformly over the 
entire fruit. The skin color is a pale grayish green. The flesh is thick and a deep pink 
in color, firm and moderately juicy. The Pink Pearl is sweet, highly flavored and 
WHITE-SEEDED 
PINK PEARL 
Chief Use: Home, Market 
and Shipping 
Matures: 85-94 days 
Skin Color: Gray 
Flesh Color: Pink 
Shape: Oval 
Netting: Coarse 
Size: 64% x 534 inches 








We have developed a strain of 
the White-seeded Pink Pearl that 
is in demand because of its qual- 
ity and purity. To those who 
prefer this special melon we are 
offering a real service in present- 
ing the White-seeded Pink Pearl. 

pleasantly aromatic. The seed is unusual in that it is a pure white instead of the 
yellow that usually characterizes cantaloupe seed. The cavity containing the seed is 
small and compactly filled. 
The White-seeded Pink Pearl has excellent shipping qualities, making it a good 
commercial cantaloupe. At the same time, its external appearance, with coarse gray 
netting and deep ribs, and its striking contrast of colors when cut makes it a splendid 
melon for home and market gardeners. 
The seed of the Pink Pear] is ratner difficult to handle in harvesting because of 
its light weight, and hence many seed firms do not handle this variety. Following our 
practice of giving the greatest service possible, we grow the White-seeded Pink Pearl 
for the benefit of those growers who have developed their own specialized market 
for it. The care and attention that we have given this variety has made our selections 
of the White-seeded Pink Pearl unsurpassed. We have ample supplies of this variety 
for all who want to plant it this season. 
Prices postpaid: Ounce, 15c: 4% pound, 45c: 2 pound, 80c; 1 pound, $1.50: 
5 pounds, $5.75; 10 pounds, $11.00. 
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