ANDREWS-BURRI SEED ANNUAL AND PRICE LIST 

NEW! 
Cantaloupe 
Texas 
No. I 
DISCONT 
Resistant to Downy Mildew 
and Aphid (Melon Lice). 
This introduction is a long- 
felt want now supplied. Aver- 
age size 5 to 6 inches by 414 
to 51% inches in diameter. It 
is larger when raised in the 
spring than in the fall. 
THE VINE—The vine is stout and vigorous but not 
unusually large. It has dense foliage which covers the 
fruits well and protects them from sun scales. The 
leaves are thick and of a characteristic shape and color 
unlike those of common Hale’s Best strains. The per- 
sistence and longevity of the vine are of an unusually 
high degree, and the plants will remain green long 
after the vines of Hale’s Best strains have dried up, 
even in the absence of disease and insect troubles. 
Following the removal of the first ripe fruits, the 
vines still have the appearance of full vigor and com- 
mence setting fruit again. Drought and unfavorable 
soil conditions affect the vines less than those of the 
common shipping varieties. 
THE FRUIT—In the Texas Winter Garden, where the 
breeding work was carried out, the fruit of Texas 
Resistant No. 1 is a desirable size, about 5 to 6 inches 
by 4% to 5% inches in diameter. It is larger when 
raised in the spring than in the fall. The netting is 
heavy, the rind firm, and the fruits have withstood 
shipping when harvested in the full slip state but not 
fully ripe. The flesh is rich salmon color and of firm 
texture. The seed cavity is rather small, the seeds 
compact and relatively few in number. The flavor is 
sweet and juicy. 
APHID RESISTANT—The resistance of the new va- 
riety to aphids is even more outstanding than its re- 
sistance to downy mildew. In a number of trials in the 
Winter Garden and elsewhere, the vines have seldom 
had more than a few aphids on some of the youngest 
leaves. In some cases the entire planting has been 
free or practically free from aphids, while the varieties 



grown nearby were entirely destroyed by these insects 
before the vines set any fruit whatever. Since aphids 
are frequently destructive during the dry summer sea- 
sons, the planting of this variety should prove advan- 
tageous in areas where it is otherwise adapted. Thus 
far, Texas Resistant No. 1 has not required any dusting 
for aphid control. In addition to aphid resistance, these 
cantaloupe vines have shown considerable resistance to 
the melon worm. 
MILDEW RESISTANT—The new variety is not en- 
tirely immune to downy mildew; nevertheless, it pos- 
sesses resistance to such a degree that both better 
yields and lengthening of the fruiting period are ob- 
tained. In several comparative trials under conditions 
favorable for the development of downy mildew in the 
Winter Garden region, the vines have survived and 
produced good fruits long after commercial varieties 
had succumbed to the disease without producing any 
normal ripe fruits. In spring plantings, the mildew 
infection has occasionally produced a few brown spots, 
while on the summer crop the infection has been negli- 
gible or entirely absent. 
YIELD—The variety is prolific, and even in the ab- 
sence of downy mildew or aphids has outyielded Hale’s 
Best varieties. It has always produced a good crop, 
sometimes at the rate of over 500 bushels of ungraded 
cantaloupes per acre when planted in season, either in 
spring or fall. 
The parent stock of our seed was from the originator, 
the Texas A & M College, and the reproduced seed is 
sold by us in one-pound sealed bags only. 
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