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CANTALOUPE 
Plant 1 to 2 pounds per acre. 
In the garden plant 1 packet to 50 feet of row for a family 
of 3 or 4 people. 
Smith’s Perfect (Florida Golden Dew) Cantaloupes 
Culture. General cultural requirements, diseases and insects 
and their control, similar to those of cucumber. (See page 16.) 
Plant in hills 4 by 5 feet apart, dropping 5 to 6 seeds to a hill. 
Place fertilizer, 4-7-5 mixture, around the hill and make second 
application when the vines start to run. Thin out to two plants 
to the hill when 4 inches high. May be planted in 5 foot 
rows, thinning plants to 2 feet between every 2 plants in the 
row. For an earlier melon crop and to get ahead of the melon 
worms, use Hotkaps. (See page 75.) 
The number of days after each variety represents the time 
from seed planting to first picking under average spring con- 
ditions in Florida. 
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SMITH’S PERFECT (Florida Golden Dew). (90 days.) This 
melon was originated in the West Indies. It makes a good, 
strong, vigorous vine growth, with thick, hard, tough upturned 
leaves. The tough leaves withstand wind and cold damage. 
This variety is very resistant to downy mildew disease common- 
ly called blight or rust, and also resists aphids. It is a very good 
commercial type, making medium size fruits (averaging about 4 
Ibs. each), very heavy for their size, round in shape but slightly 
flattened at the stem and blossom ends, covered with a fine 
netting, free of ribbing, with a tough rind, making it a good 
shipper and market melon. The fruits have a greenish rind, 
which upon ripening turns to a beautiful greenish-yellow. As 
the fruits ripen they produce a delicious melon odor. For 
market, it is best to harvest them a little on the green side just 
as they begin to turn yellow. The flesh is firm, very thick, 
with a small seed cavity, of attractive deep orange or salmon 
color, and has a most delicious favor. No other cantaloupe or 
muskmelon can compare with this variety in delicious edible 
quality. The fact that this variety is highly resistant to downy 
mildew and to aphids, makes it easier and cheaper to grow, and 
also makes for higher quality fruit. To get melons ten days 
to two weeks earlier use Hotkaps (see page 75) and plant two 
weeks earlier than usual. 
Pkt. 10c; oz. 30c; 14 Ib. 85c; 1 Ib. $3.00; 5 to 25 Ibs. per Ib. $2.90 
HALE’S BEST, JUMBO STRAIN. (78 days.) A large fruited 
strain of Hale’s Best, grown very extensively in Georgia and 
other southeastern states. Fruits are oval in shape, showing 
some trace of ribbing, with heavy coarse netting, and average 
about 4 to 5 pounds in weight. Flesh thick, with relatively 
small seed cavity, deep orange in color, very sweet and of 
excellent quality. 
Pkt. 10c; oz. 20c; 4% Ib. 60c; 1 Ib. $2.00; 5 to 25 Ibs. $1.90 per Ib. 
HALE’S BEST, No. 36. (75 days.) An improved strain of 
Hale’s Best, developed for uniformity in shape and complete 
netting. Fruits are round in shape, with very heavy, coarse 
netting, and average about three pounds in weight. Flesh 
thick, with small seed cavity, deep salmon in color, very sweet 
and of fine quality. Excellent for shipping. 
Pkt. 10c; oz. 20c; 4% Ib. 60c; 1 Ib. $2.00; 5 to 25 Ibs. $1.90 per lb. 
BANANA. (95 days.) A vigorous growing, hardy variety, which 
produces a high yield over a long season. Fruits smooth, slen- 
der, averaging 14 inches in length, three to five inches in 
diameter, weighing about 8 lIbs., tapering at both ends, shaped 
somewhat as the name indicates. Lemon colored skin when 
mature with salmon colored flesh, of delicious eating quality. 
Pkt. 10c; 0z. 20c; 14 Ib. 60c; 1 Ib. $2.00; 5 to 25 Ibs. $1.90 per Ib. 
CAULIFLOWER 
Sow 4 ounces in seedbed to plant an acre ; 
In the garden sow one packet in protected seedbed for thirty 
plants to set 50 feet for a family of 3 or 4 people. 
No crop is affected more in its behavior by weather and soil 
conditions than is cauliflower. Because of the frequent spells 
of hot weather and high humidity during the winter months 
in Florida, which are not conducive to good cauliflower pro- 
duction, it has been difficult to produce this crop to perfection 
with ordinary varieties and strains of cauliflower seed. We 
have been working many years in an endeavor to secure strains 
of cauliflower which will do well under Florida climatic and 
soil conditions. As a result, we have found and are now offer- 
ing strains which are particularly well suited to high tempera- 
ture and humidity conditions. 
Culture. We recommend starting plants in well prepared 
seedbeds where conditions provide for continuous rapid 
growth. A cauliflower plant which has once been checked or 
stunted in growth will never produce a large, well formed head. 
Plant in seedbeds from September to December and cultivate 
the same as cabbage, spacing 21/2 to 3 feet between rows and 
18 to 24 inches in the row. Cauliflower needs a rich soil and 
plenty of moisture. Just as soon as the head develops to the 
size of a walnut, it is very important to draw the outer leaves 
over the head and tie with soft cord to produce attractive, 
pure white, solid heads. 
Our cauliflower seed is grown in disease-free territory on 
the Pacific coast where Black Rot has never been found by 
plant pathologists who inspect our cauliflower seed growing 
fields each year. We know that our cauliflower seed is free 
of Black Rot and does not require hot water treatment which 
may impair the germination, vitality and longevity of the seed. 
The number of days in parentheses after each variety indi- 
cates the number of days to produce edible heads from setting 
out plants in the field or garden. 
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SUPER SNOWBALL. (55 days.) This is a very early maturing 
strain of the Snowball type, which, because of the curled 
formation of the leaves over the head protects it from the sun 
and from freezing. The dwarf, compact plants are strong, 
vigorous, with many short, large, round, broad, heavy, spread- 
ing, light green leaves, and a short stout stem. The heads are 
broad, large, smooth, solid, pure white in color, and exceed- 
ingly uniform; under proper growing conditions, producing 
over 90% grade one heads. Highly recommended as an early 
winter crop, to mature in cold weather. 
Pkt. 25c; 4% oz. $1.00; oz. $1.75; 14 Ib. $5.25 
1 Ib. $20.00 
SNOWDRIFT. (62 days.) This is one of the surest headers 
known, and is especially well adapted to withstand the hot, 
humid climatic conditions prevalent in Florida. The vigorous 
plants grow larger and taller than Snowball, are more compact 
and upright in growth with long, tall, rather narrow, elliptical 
shape, erect growing, dark green leaves, which protect the head 
or curd in its early growth. The large, snow-white, attractive 
heads are very deep, heavy, and firm or solid, even under rela- 
tively hot, humid growing conditions, making this an ideal 
variety for early spring production in Florida. Very free of 
leafy and ricy heads. A most desirable type for long distance 
shipment. 
Pkt. 25c; 14 oz. $1.00; oz. $1.75; 14 Ib. $5.25 
1 Ib. $20.00 
Snowdrift Cauliflower 
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For Best Results Plant Kilgore’s “Bred-Rite” Seeds 
