


Hale’s Best 

Hearts of Gold 

Rocky Ford 
BUCHANAN’S CANTALOUPES 
CULTURE—Melons thrive best in light, rich soil. Plant just 
as soon as the ground is warm, in hills 4 to 6 feet apart, 
according to the variety; in each hill apply a shovelful of 
well-rotted manure, or a handful of commercial fertilizer, 
well mixed with the soil. Plant about 8 seeds to each hill, 
covering with about 1 inch of fine soil firmly pressed down. 
As plants develop cultivate well. Gradually thin out to two 
plants to the hill. When the vines begin to run freely, stop 
cultivation, except after a heavy rain. Melon vines are sub- 
ject to the same destructive insects and fungus foes as are 
cucumber and squash vines. See pages devoted to our 
assortment of insecticides. Use a packet to about 15 hills; 
1 ounce to 60 hills; 2 to 3 pounds to the acre. HOTKAPS 
will protect your early planting from cold or injury. 

All Prices on This Page Post Paid. 
All 15e Items 3 for 35c 
Quantity Prices—Not Prepaid 
See Yellow Price List Enclosed 

TREAT CANTALOUPE SEED WITH 
SEMESAN 
You will get better and quicker germination 
and healthier plants. Healthy plants grow 
faster, therefore mature earlier, thus enabling 
growers to take advantage of higher pre-season 
prices. Easy to apply. 
1/3 oz. (treats 5 Ibs. seed), 12c; 2 ozs., 40c 

Queen of Colorado 
210—QUEEN OF COLORADO OR PRIDE OF WISCONSIN (85 days)—Oval in shape 
with tough, heavily netted rind with faint ribs. The flesh color is totally unlike 
other cantaloupes, being a deep, sparkling, golden orange. The seed cavity is small 
and closely packed. The flesh is thick, juicy and sweet, edible almost to the rind, 
and has no superior in eating qualities. Size 6 by 6% inches, weight 5 pounds. It is 
the finest cantaloupe for both shipping and for home gardening yet introduced and 
won Honorable Mention in the All-American Selections in 1939. 
Pkt., 5c; 0z., 15c; 2 oz., 25c; 14 Ib., 35e; 14 Ib., 60c; 1 Ib., $1.00; 5 Ibs., $4.50 
220—HALE’S BEST No. 45 (80 days), Mildew Resistant—This medium size, slightly 
oblong, mildew resistant melon approaches perfection in its class. Its outstanding 
advantages are its very heavy cropping even in the hottest, dryest season and it 
almost never shows spoilage in the field even when quite ripe. It also may be vine- 
ripened and still shipped long distances, holding its prime condition over a long 
period. The seed cavity is small and tightly packed with seed. The salmon-orange 
tes is firm but not tough or stringy, and has a sweet, luscious, melting and superb 
avor. 
Pkt., 5c; 0z., 15¢; 2 ozs., 25e; 14 Ib., 35c; 14 Ib., 60c; 1 Ib., $1.00; 5 Ibs., $4.50 
226—HONEY DEW MELON (100 days)—This melon is unlike the ordinary musk- 
melon or cantaloupe, both in appearance and flavor, the outer skin being smooth, 
hard and nearly white. The melons are large, round to oval in shape, extremely 
thick-meated and have a very small seed cavity; flesh is light green, very solid and of 
a pat Seas flavor, luscious and juicy, much more so than any variety of 
muskmelons. 
Pkt., 5c; oz., 150; 2 ozs., 25c; 14 Ib., 35e; 14 Ib., 60c; 1 Ib., $1.00; 5 Ibs. $4.50 
218—IMPROVED HEARTS OF GOLD (95 days)—-The Improved Hearts of Gold has 
been developed by careful selection and this new strain is a most desirable melon for 
shipping as well as general purposes. The fruit is well netted except a narrow stripe 
between shallow ribs; very firm with deep golden flesh and of the finest quality. 
Pkt., 5c; oz., 15¢; 2 ozs., 25c; 14 lb., 35e; 14 Ib., 60c; 1 Ib., $1.00; 5 Ibs. $4.50 
219—ROCKY FORD (92 days)—The Improved Rust Resistant Strain continues to be a 
leader in its class. It has enjoyed wide use for many years and is well known every- 
where that melons are produced. It is popular chiefly because of its extraordinary 
flavor. The spicy flavor of the green-fleshed Rocky Ford is difficult to improve upon. 
Pkt., 5c; 0z., 15¢; 2 ozs., 25¢; 14 Ib., 35; 14 Ib., 60c; 1 Ib., $1.00; 5 Ibs. $4.50 
214—BANANA (100 days)—Shaped somewhat as name indicates; grows about 2 feet 
long; flesh deep salmon colored and of a delicious banana-like flavor. 
Pkt., 5c; 0z., 15¢; 2 ozs., 25c; 4 Ib., 40c; 14 Ib., 65c; 1 Ib., $1.10; 5 Ibs., $5.00 

DUTOX WILL CONTROL STRIPED AND SPOTTED CUCUMBER BEETLE AND PICKLE WORM 
ON CANTALOUPES 
Use from 2 to 6 pounds of Dutox per acre for dusting Cantaloupes. For control of striped and spotted beetles, 
dusting should be begun as soon as plants are up, and applied every 10 days as long as the insects continue to come. 
For control of the pickle ‘worm, which bores into the cantaloupe, begin dusting when the first melons form and apply 
Dutox every 10 days until most of the crop is harvested. In all cases dust the plant thoroughly and evenly, especially 
the under side of leaves, with Dutox. Light, frequent applications are generally more effective than heavy, infre- 
quent applications. 
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