



VARIETAL DESCRIPTIONS OF VEGETABLES 4 KEYSTONE SEEDS 
CANTALOUPE and MUSKMELON— Continued 
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KEYSTONE WINNER (H. B. Type) MS MAWIN 
We have here the outstanding market and shipping cantaloupe of the Hales Best 
group. Its earliness, uniformity, productiveness, and edible qualities are unexcelled. 
Ideal for crate packing and long distance shipping. Truly a winner. 
FRUiT—5!/5 inches long, 5'/4 inches in diameter, or short oval solidly netted, no ribbing, 
a very handsome fruit. Flesh rich, sparkling, deep salmon-orange color; thick, 
fine grained, of delicious sweet spicy flavor. Seed cavity very small. 
HALES BEST, JUMBO STRAIN HM MABON 
The original H. B. maintained to the large size for those desiring early and large melons 
for trucking and roadside markets. 
FRUIT—7!/, inches long, 6 inches in diameter: like the original it is slightly striped and 
ribbed and well netted. Deep salmon color flesh, thick flesh wall, excellently 
flavored. 
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HALES BEST No. 36 — The leading market cantaloupe and a good shipper. 
Fine flavor. 
HALES BEST No. 36 MS MALEN 
The most popular and leading cantaloupe with large shippers and growers. It is a 
highly refined, extremely early and uniform melon that has become exceedingly popular 
with market gardeners and truckers. 
FRUIT—534 inches long, 5!/4 inches in diameter, or slightly oval. Remarkably uniform 
and fine for crate packing, entirely heavily netted, indistinct or no sutures. 
Small seed cavity and deep salmon color flesh of excellent quality and sweet 
spicy flavor. 
HALES BEST No. 936 MS MAOER 
A selected strain of H. B. for those who want a little larger melon than the strain 
No. 36. Widely used by truckers, market gardeners, and roadside markets. 
FRUIT—6!/> inches long, 534 inches in diameter, heavily netted with indistinct sutures; 
deep salmon color, thick flesh of rich spicy flavor and fine quality. 
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