
HALE’S BEST NO. 36 
TEXAS RESISTANT NO. i... . . 82-86 days 
Fruits: 54% x 4%4”. Oval moderately, iesierl moderately thick, good 
salmon color, with firm texture. Flavor sweet and unique. 
Resistance: Not entirely resistant to downy mildew. Almost entirely re- 
sistant to aphids. The vines show considerable resistance to melon 
worms. 
Result of breeding work in Texas at Winter Haven Station. 
TIP TOP (SURPRISE) .. . . 90-95 days 
Fruits: 6-7 x 642-712", weigh 5- & be | nearly Dalai distinctly ribbed 
and sparsely netted; skin slate green; ripening to yellow; flesh salmon- 
yellow, thick, sweet and fairly juicy. Good home garden and local 
market type. 
V-1 ee eS Ee CaAys 
Banik Medium size, slightly ill Shatin to POWDERY MILDEW RESISTANT 
NO. 45, except netting is a little rougher. Flesh is thick, salmon color, 
very sweet, small seed cavity. Particularly adapted for use on the 
Pacific Coast. Developed in Texas and carries no resistance to mildew, 
but is very tolerant of sulphur dusting, thus the grower can produce a 
clean crop without too much damage to vine. 
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