Grown and Harvested By Ourselves 

SINCE WE INTRODUCED the No. 36 in 1931, it has become a firmly established variety 
and is generally used as a standard of comparison. 
The No. 36 is an improved strain of the old original Hale’s Best. It is an even 
jumbo 36 in size, solidly netted with no ribs. The melons are heavy and solid, with 
a small seed cavity. The spicy salmon-colored flesh is smooth and firm. The vines 
are strong and hardy. The No. 36 is an early melon, maturing in about 85 days. Its 
earliness, heavy yields, fine flavor, and splendid shipping qualities all combine to make 
the No. 36 one of the best varieties for the home and market gardener and the com- 
mercial shipper. 
The long period of success of the No. 36 is proof of its superiority. Our stock 
of this strain is of high standard and has all been hand-selected and hand-cut. 
Prices postpaid: Ounce, 25¢c; 1% pound, 15¢; Y, pound, $1.35; 1 pound, $2.25; 
5 pounds, $9.90. 
OuR CANTALOUPE SEED is washed in tanks through which runs a stream of clear water. When 
the seed is stirred, as shown in the tank on the right, the pulp and light immature seed is floated 
off. The plump mature seed sinks to the bottom, as shown in the tank on the left. About 500 
pounds of cantaloupe seed can be washed in an hour in this manner. 

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