ROYAL QUALITY SEEDS 
Rocky Ford 
selection for the market or home grower. 
Uniform in size and shape, fruits measure 
around 6 by 5% inches and weigh 3 to 4 
pounds. Melons are solidly netted with no 
ribs and little if any sutures, having a small 
seed cavity. The type meets exacting market 
requirements. Cut open the spicy, sweet, 
salmon-colored flesh is firm and smooth. 
HALE’S BEST NO. 936 (85 to 87 days)— 
Quite similar but a trifle larger than No. 36, 
with little preference except for specific 
market conditions. 
HALE’S BEST NO. 45, IMPERIAL NO. 
45 (85 days)—A leading commercial shipping 
cantaloupe and considered resistant to Pow- 
dery Mildew. It stands shipment at a more 
mature stage than the average melon. The 
strain is slightly oblong, with solid flesh. 
Vines are prolific bearers of heavily netted 
melons with little ribbing. Inside flesh is a 
deep salmon with a firm texture and sweet. 
Usual size ranges 6 by 5% or 6 inches. 
HALE’S BEST JUMBO (85 to 90 days)— 
Jumbo is a large oval fruited strain of Hale’s 
Best suited to local markets because of the 
size. It weighs 5 to 6 pounds and measures 
7 by 6 inches. Melons are heavily netted with 
a distinct suture and the cavity is rather large. 
It exposes the same thick salmon flesh and 
excellent sweet flavor of the variety. 
HEARTS OF GOLD or HOODO (90 days) 
—This variety is a choice midseason selection 
for home and market gardeners but not suit- 
ed for commercial long distance shipping. 
The almost round fruits have a deep green 
color covered with a fine gray netting, giving 
a most attractive appearance. Besides its 
deep golden fine-grained flesh gives a sweet, 
spicy flavor. A usual size measures around 6 
inches in length and 6 inches in diameter; 
weight, 3 pounds. 
HONEYDEW-GREEN (110 days)—This 
melon requires a long season and popular 
where climatic conditions are favorable. Well 
distributed as a market variety, most every- 
one is familiar with its sweet, juicy, distinct 
flavor. The smooth, hard fruits are a round- 
oval, measuring 7% by 6% inches, creamy 
white color outside and the inside flesh a light 
green. 
OSAGE or MILLER’S CREAM (95 days) 
—tThis old variety maintains a certain popu- 
larity among home and local gardeners due 
