The New Purdue 44 
An Exeellent Disease Resistant Melon 
ORIGIN Purdue 44 is a new 
variety. It was de- 
veloped by the Purdue Agri- 
cultural Experiment Station at 
Lafayette, Indiana which sup- 
plied us with seed. Purdue 
44 was developed from the 
Hale’s Best strains, and the 
fruits have the same appear- 
ance and mature at the same 
season as Hale's Best 36; No. 
936; New Seed Breeders; Mil- 
dew Resistant 45, and similar 
varieties. 

DISEASE This variety has ; 
RESISTANCE great resistance Hand saved seed from Purdue 44. Note the uniform shape, and 
. heavy net of this variety. 
to Alternia leof ss 
spot, one of the most destruct- 
ive diseases of melons in the South, East and Midwest. It is not resistant to other leaf dis- 
eases, or any other disease affecting melons. However, in tests by the Purdue Station it 
showed remarkable drought resistance, and we found it grew exceptionally well under dry 
conditions the past season. Alternia leaf spot is a disease of cantaloupes that seriously at- 
fects the crop by making the plants “fire at the hill,” and lose most of their leaves when the 
fruit is maturing. Purdue 44 is resistant to this disease. 
HIGH YIELD In tests by the Purdue Agricultural Experiment Station, Purdue. 44 pro- 
duced as many as 42 per cent more marketable melons in some years 
than the original variety from which it was selected. In other years the difference in yield in 
favor of Purdue 44 was not as great. Our plantings of this variety held up much better and 
picked longer than other fields of Hale’s Best strains in the same vicinity. 
SHAPE OF The melons are uniform in size, nearly round in shape, and run about the 
MELONS same size as Hale's Best No. 36 and Seed Breeders. All the melons we 
grew were of good size as the photo shows. The netting is heavy, and 
the melons make an attractive appearance. 
GOOD QUALITY This variety is equal in every respect to any well selected strain of the 
Hale’s Best types. We sold some of these melons to a huckster who has 
an established route. He said, The people just swarmed over me when I went back with a 
second load of these melons’. We found this variety to be all that can be desired in thick- 
ness of flesh, firmness, and good eating qualities. 
Prices: PURDUE 44—Oz. 35c; 1% lb. 85c; Y2 lb. $1.50; 1 lb. $2.75; 2 lbs. $2.60 per lb.; 5 lbs. 
$2.50 per lb.; 10 lbs. $2.40 per lb. Postpaid. 
