TEXAS RESISTANT No. 1 CANTALOUPE — Variety No. 46 
(Aphid and Downy Mildew Resistant) 
This Aphid and Downy Mildew Resistant Canta- 
loupe is fast becoming one of the most popular 
cantaloupes on the market. The vine is stout and 
vigorous, not unusually large but having dense 
foliage that covers the fruit well and protects 
them from sunburn. Leaves are thick and of a 
characteristic shape and color unlike those of the 
common Hale's Best strains. The persistence and 
longevity of the vines are unusual and the plants 
will remain green, even in the absence of disease 
and insects, long after the vines of the Hale's Best 
strains have died. Drought and unfavorable soil 
conditions affect the vines very little and they still 
have the appearance of full vigor after the re- 
moval of the first fruits, setting new fruit in a very 
short time. The fruit is a desirable size, about 44% 
to 5% inches in diameter, running larger when 
planted in the spring than from fall plantings. 
Netting is moderate, the rind firm and will usu- 
ally withstand shipping when harvested in full 
slip but not fully ripe. Flesh is a rich salmon color 
with a fine firm texture. The flavor is sweet and 
slightly musky. The seed cavity is rather small, 
seeds compact and few in number. Matures in 
about 85 days on early plantings, and 60 days on 
late plantings. 
The variety is very prolific, almost always pro- 
TEXAS RESISTANT No. 1—Variety No. 46 
See Color Photograph Inside Back Cover 
ducing a good crop, sometimes at the rate of 500 
bushels of ungraded cantaloupes per acre from 
either spring or fall seasonal plantings. %4 lb. 60c; 
Y2 Ib. $1.05; % lb. $1.45; 1 lb. $1.75. All plus post- 
age. LIBERAL PACKAGE, ANY VARIETY, 25c. 
HOW TO TREAT SEED AGAINST ANTHRACNOSE & GUMMY-STEM BLIGHT 
Each of you should know the value of seed 
treatment by now, as we have been educating 
you to this act for several years. All the seed we 
ship out are treated with either Spergon or Arason, 
which kills the spores of Anthracnose and Gummy- 
stem blight fungi that are carried on melon seed. 
Anthracnose is found in every state in the union 
with possible exception of California, and is trans- 
ferable in the seed (see page 46 under Anthrac- 
nose), but if your seed are treated with Spergon 
or Arason, they will not carry the spores of An- 
thracnose and Gummy-stem blight. 
However, this does not prevent the plants from 
contracting the disease after they are out of the 
ground, both of these diseases are more prevalent 
in extreme southern states where humidity is high. 
It does not exist to any great extent here in Texas, 
except along the coast line, we did not have a 
single plant of it in our seed fields this season. See 
page 22. 
WARRANTY 
The Willhite Melon Seed Farms warrants, to the extent of the purchase price, that seeds sold are as 
described on the container, within recognized tolerances. Seller gives no other or further Warranty, ex- 
_ press or implied. 
OUR THIRTY-FIRST ANNUAL CATALOG 
This catalogue is our salesman. Much time and 
effort has gone into its preparation, and it contains 
valuable information, not only in regard to seed 
but also as to how melons may be successfully 
grown. 
"Good Pure Seed from Grower to Grower” 
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