

Nine Thirty -Six 
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THE NINE THIRTY-SIX is one of the popular Hale’s Best strains. Like all Hale’s Bests, it is 
an early melon, maturing in 85 to 90 days. The Nine Thirty-Six has a fine flavor and good 
shipping qualities. The melons are well netted with no sectors and run to even jumbo sizes. 
The flesh is thick and orange and the seed cavity is small and tight. The Nine Thirty-Six 
has an excellent flavor and a high sugar content. The vines of this variety are vigorous and 
“set” and hold a heavy crop of cantaloupes. 
The Nine Thirty-Six was developed by us and introduced in 1934. Tests conducted by 
ourselves, our customers and experiment stations throughout the country have demonstrated 
that the Nine Thirty-Six is adaptable to every cantaloupe section. ‘ Since their introduction 
the Nine Thirty-Six and the Seed Breeders have accounted for the greater portion of the 
Hale’s Best seed sold throughout the country. All progressive cantaloupe growers are now 
acquainted with the Nine Thirty-Six, which has become one of the recognized standard 
melons. The grower who is particularly interested in a combination of high quality and 
earliness in his cantaloupes never hesitates in planting the Nine Thirty-Six. 
Having developed and introduced the Nine Thirty-Six, we are in a position to offer 
you an exceptionally fine stock of seed of this strain. This seed has all been hand-selected 
and hand-cut and represents the brand of quality, purity and selection for which we are 
famous in our seed stocks. | 
Prices post aid: Ounce, 25¢; 1% pound, 75¢; 2 pound, $1.35; 1 pound, $2.25; 
P P 2 pounds, $4.25; 5 pounds, $9.90; 10 pounds, $18.00. 
The Nine Thirty-Six is one of the most popular of the Hale’s 
Best cantaloupes that we have developed and introduced. 

