Highest Quality, Purity, and Solection 
NEW “898” 
This new melon is one that has been 
tried on a limited scale and has indica- 
tions of being an improvement over ex- 
isting strains of the Hale's Best. 
The “88” is uniform in size, averaging 
about 51/2 inches by 6'/2 inches. The net- 
ting is heavy and uniform, with only a 
faintly perceptible ribbing. The flesh is 
very thick, salmon colored, and the 
sugar tests generally run somewhat 
higher than on the regular Hale’s Best 
strains. The melons mature in about 80 
to 85 days. The vines are strong and 
hardy and produce a good crop of 
melons. Yields here at Rocky Ford have 
been the equivalent of about 225 stand- 
ard crates to marketable melons per acre. 
We are offering the 88” at the same 
price as the other Hale’s Best strains. 
However, we are asking that our cus- 
tomers give us a report on what they 
think of this melon at the end of the 
season. 
MILDEW RESISTANT NO. 6 
The No. 6 is a strain of the powdery mildew 
resistant cantaloupes. It is 100% resistant to 
the disease. It can be picked on a full slip 
and stand shipment to distant markets. The 
fruits run to jumbo 36’s in size and are well 
netted. The flesh is firm, salmon colored, and 
The No. 6 will mature 
about 90 days. The vines of the No. 6 are not 
as large and abundant as are the vines of the 
No. 5 strain, but they produce a good crop of 
of good flavor. 
cantaloupes. 
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A large part of our supply of the No. 6 is already sold as this catalog goes to 
press, but we will have some seed available for you this season. 
