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The New “Four- Fifty” 
HIS new cantaloupe has been used for the past two seasons in the Imperial 
Valley of California. Its success is a result of its resistance to mildew and to 
its unusual fine shipping qualities. 
There has been insufficient seed produced during the past two years to keep 
pace with the rapidly mounting demand. This season our entire supply of seed of 
this variety was already sold before the harvest had even been started. As a result 
we cannot offer this new “45” seed in this 1943 Manual. Believing, however, that 
cantaloupe growers are anxious to keep informed on recent developments in canta- 
loupe varieties, we want to take space here to describe this new melon. 
The new “Four Fifty” is a selection from the now famous Mildew Resistant 
No. 45. In the new ‘450” is bred greater resistance to mildew and it has proven 
successful where mildew has prevented production of the No. 45. The “Four Fifty” 
has all the fine qualities of flavor, size and netting that were to be found in the 
No. 45. In addition the “450” has proven to be one of the finest shipping melons 
yet developed. California growers have found that it can be picked on a full shp 
and will hold up under shipment to any market in the country. It has formerly 
been necessary to pick melons at the exact time when they are “just right”, and if 
they were not picked at that time those melons were usually found to be unsalable 
the next day due to being overripe. This does not hold true with the “Four Fifty”. 
Time after time the grower has discovered that ripe melons overlooked in the field 
are still in condition for shipping on the following day or even the third day. This 
trait of the “450” has therefore prevented a great deal of wastage that was form- 
erly prevalent in commercial fields. 
Because of its resistance to mildew the “Four Fifty’s” popularity will un- 
doubtedly continue to grow in those districts where mildew is found. Because of its 
other characteristics, we feel sure that the “450” will prove valuable in other dis- 
tricts. As soon as sufficient seed is produced to supply all growers, we are confident 
that the “Four Fifty” will become a popular variety in all commerical districts, 
