CANTALOUPE or MUSKMELON 
IROQUOIS (Cornell No. 36) 88 days 
This was developed at Cornell University and is a 
Bender type but resistant to fusarium wilt. The fruits 
are fairly heavily netted and prominently ribbed, 
about 7 by 6 inches. The flesh is thick, sweet, deep 
orange color, and the rind is tough. 
Pkt. 15¢; Oz. 45¢; V4 lb. $1.20; Ib. $4.00 
MILDEW RESISTANT NO. 45 85-90 days 
A type of Hale’s Best adapted to mildew sections, 
but also popular as a shipper in all sections, as it has 
all of the best features of Hale’s Best. It has thick, 
sweet, salmon flesh, a very small seed cavity, is me- 
dium in size, has heavy netting and a faint rib. 
Pkt. 15¢; Oz. 25¢; V4 Ib. 55¢; Ib. $1.50 
HALE’S BEST-JUMBO STRAIN 84-88 days 
An excellent melon, popular in some of the best 
growing sections, which is similar to Hale’s Best No. 
36, but with fruits about an inch larger each way, and 
somewhat later. 
Pkt. 15¢; Oz. 25¢; /, Ib. 55¢; Ib. $1.50 
BENDER’S SURPRISE 90-94 days 
A popular local shipping melon in the northeast. 
The fruits are coarsely netted and distinctly ribbed, 
the skin dark green, becoming light yellow at maturity. 
Fruits measure 5—6 by 7-9 inches, weigh 6—8 pounds 
and have a thick oval shape. The flesh is thick and 
firm, bright salmon pink. 
Pkt. 15¢; Oz. 35¢; 1/4 Ib. $1.00; Ib. $3.00 
ORANGE FLESH (PERFECTO) 
Silver medal 1933 
An all-purpose melon well adapted to shippirg. 
The fruit has excellent flavor, 5-52 by 6—6'2 inches, 
weighing 2-3 pounds. It has no ribbing but abun- 
dant fine netting, and is thick oval to globe shaped. 
The skin is dark green, the flesh salmon-orange, me- 
dium thick and firm. 
Pkt. 15¢; Oz. 25¢; V4 Ib. 55¢; Ib. $1.50 
TEXAS RESISTANT NO. 1 82-86 days 
This variety is the result of breeding work at the 
Winter Haven station in Texas. The vines show con- 
siderable resistance to melon worms and great re- 
sistance to aphids, but the variety is not entirely re- 
sistant to downy mildew. The fruits are about 5/2 by 
4%, inches, oval, netted, moderately thick flesh with a 
good salmon color. 
Pkt. 15¢; Oz. 25¢; V4 Ib. 70¢; Ib. $2.00 
V-1 85 days 
The fruits are medium size, slightly oval and simi- 
lar to Mildew Resistant No. 45 but with slightly 
rougher netting. It was developed in Texas and is not 
resistant to mildew but is very tolerant of sulphur 
dusting and is particularly adapted for use on the 
Pacific Coast. The flesh is thick, salmon color, very 
sweet and with a very small seed cavity. 
Pkt. 15¢; Oz. 25¢; V4 Ib. 70¢; Ib. $2.00 
85-90 days 
Iroquois 
Green Fleshed Varieties 
ROCKY FORD (Netted Gem) 87-92 days 
The leading green-fleshed melon with a so-called 
gold lining. The fruit is rather small, almost round, 
and the thick flesh is of fine grain and delicious flavor. 
It is a widely cultivated local market and shipper type. 
Pkt. 15¢; Oz. 25¢; V4 Ib. 65¢; Ib. $1.75 
HONEY DEW 112-115 days 
This well-known melon is the Casaba type, oval in 
shape, of good size, with a smooth lemon-tinted skin, 
and keeps well. The thick, green-tinted cream flesh 
has a delicious sweetness all its own. 
Pkt. 15¢; Oz. 25¢; 1/4 Ib. 70¢; Ib. $2.00 
Rocky Ford 
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