
COLORADO CUCUMBER—Variety No. 37 
Grown in our garden this season weighing three 
pounds, measuring 13 inches long and 11% inches 
around, perfect shape, they were planted where 
an old chicken house had been. They received the 
benefit of well-rotted chicken droppings, which has 
proved to be the best fertilizer possible for use on 
them. We have never before seen so many cu- 
cumbers grown on one small plot. Even in fruit 
as large as the above the seed remained small 
and tender, due to the variety, quick growth and 
heavy production. Don’t fail to order at least a 
twenty-five cent package of this seed, which con- 
tains one ounce of seed. See price sheet for prices. 
LIBERAL PACKAGE, ANY VARIETY, 25c. 
TEXAS RESISTANT NUMBER 1 CANTALOUPE—Variety No. 46 
Picture on Page 24 
Aphids and Downy Mildew Resistant Cata- 
loupe was developed by Dr. S. S. Ivanoff of the 
Texas Agricultural Experiment tSation at Winter 
Haven. It is a cross of the Rocky Dew, from 
West India, and Hale’s Best. The vine is stout 
and vigorous but not unusually large. It has 
dense foliage which covers the fruits well and 
protects them from sunburn. The leaves are thick 
and of a charactesistic shape and color unlike 
those of the common Hale’s Best strains. The 
persistence and longevity of the vines are un- 
usual and the plants will remain green long after 
the vines of the Hale's Best strains have dried 
up, even in the absence of disease and insects. 
Following the removal of the first fruits, the vines 
still have the appearance of full vigor and com- 
mence setting fruit again. Drought and unfavor- 
able soil conditions affect the vines very little. 
The fruit is a desirable size, about 4% to 5% 
inches in diameter. It is larger when ripe in the 

34 WILLHITE MELON SEED FARMS, Poolville, Texas 
spring than in the fall. The netting is moderate, 
the rind firm, and the fruits have withstood ship- 
ping when harvested in the full slip state but not 
fully ripe. The flesh is rich salmon color and of 
fine firm texture. The seed cavity is rather small, 
seeds compact and few in number. The flavor is 
sweet and slightly musky. Matures in about 85 
days on early plantings and 60 days on late 
plantings. 
Yield. The variety is prolific, and even in the 
absence of downy mildew or aphids has out- 
yielded Hale’s Best varieties. It has always pro- 
duced 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. 
In addition to aphid, powdery and downy mildew 
resistance, the cantaloupe vines have shown 
considerable resistance to the melon worm. See 
price list for prices. LIBERAL PACKAGE, 25c. 


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