

Hale’s Best No. 36 
Iuskmelon or Can taloupe 
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 44 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. 
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. 
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 or Jumbo 
—88 Days. A larger 
strain than Hale’s Best 
No. 36. Slightly oval. 
Weight 5 to 6 pounds. 
. Heavily netted and more 
ribbed than No. 36. Sal- 
mon flesh, thick, and of 
excellent quality. 
Hale’s Best No. 36—85 
Days. A very early 
D Yenduth Seed Ce. 

Pride of Wisconsin | 
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 
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 medium 
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 repu- 
tation of being the best 
rust-resistant of any 
Melon. 
Pride of Wisconsin—95 
Days. A new introduc- 
tion in great demand in 
Pennsylvania and Mary- 
land. Well ribbed and 
netted, small cavity and 
thin rind. Splendid 
golden color and very 
palatable. 
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