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LEBANESE WHITE BUSH MARROW #SSQ112<br />

50 days. Creamy, oblong fruits; tasty and mild, good<br />

fried or baked. Harvest when 7” long. Rare Lebanese<br />

variety. Early. Pkt $2.00<br />

LEMON SQUASH #SSQ102<br />

The shape, size and color of a lemon, it grows great<br />

here, has huge yields and the best resistance to insects<br />

I have seen in a summer squash. Very tasty, great fried!<br />

A favorite, this is a superb market variety and is very<br />

attractive. Our most popular summer squash. Pkt $2.75<br />

or 1 oz $10.00<br />

MONGOGO DU GUATEMALA #SSQ130<br />

A Guatemalan heirloom superb for fall decorations.<br />

The 4-lb. fruit are pumpkin-shaped with big ribs, with<br />

golden yellow and dark green-striped skin. The young<br />

fruit are good fried as summer squash, and mature<br />

fruit can be made into pies and preserves. Almost<br />

extinct in the USA, but sold commercially in Europe.<br />

Pkt. $3.00 or 1/4 lb $15.00<br />

ODESSA #SSQ123 New!<br />

The vining plants produce delicious, white, zucchinitype<br />

fruit that are very tasty fried. This variety comes<br />

from the fertile valleys near Odessa in Ukraine, the<br />

area my great-grandfather farmed many years ago. Pkt<br />

$2.50<br />

PATISSON GOLDEN MARBRE SCALLOP<br />

#SSQ104<br />

A unique French scallop squash, fruit is a beautiful<br />

bright golden-orange color, very beautiful. Young fruit<br />

are very tender and well flavored! Also makes good<br />

winter squash. Tall bush plants are very attractive and<br />

yields are good. A favorite of mine. Pkt $2.50<br />

PATISSON PANACHE BLANC ET VERT SCALLOP<br />

#SSQ106<br />

The stunning, pure white scallop with deep green radial<br />

streaks. Small fruit may not show streaking, and it can be<br />

variable. Its delicious flesh is great fried or baked. A real<br />

treat for both taste and visual appeal; a pre-1885 French<br />

heirloom. Pkt (15 seeds) $2.50<br />

PATISSON PANACHE JAUNE ET VERT SCALLOP<br />

#SSQ105<br />

Beautiful scalloped fruit are a lovely creamy-yellow<br />

with contrasting deep green radial streaks. Small<br />

fruit may not show streaking and it can be variable.<br />

Stunning displayed with our other scallops! The flavor<br />

is delicious as a summer squash or is great baked in<br />

the fall. We are happy to offer this French heirloom<br />

again this year. Pkt $2.50<br />

PATISSON STRIE MELANGE #SSQ134<br />

We are so excited to finally list this incredible mix of<br />

French scallops. This mix contains fruit in many colors,<br />

with many being striped and warted! One of the most<br />

ornamental varieties we have seen. Fruit are good<br />

picked young and cooked, or used when hard for<br />

decorations. Add lots of style to your summer and fall<br />

displays. Pkt $3.00<br />

RONDE DE NICE #SSQ111<br />

50 days. This is a delicious French heirloom variety. The<br />

flesh of this round, green zucchini is very tender and<br />

fine-flavored, making it an ideal squash for stuffing.<br />

A popular variety for home gardens and specialty<br />

growers. Vigorous, quick-growing plants. Pkt $2.00<br />

Lemon<br />

Rugosa Friulana<br />

RUGOSA FRIULANA #SSQ137<br />

Common in northeastern Italy, and nearly the only<br />

variety seen in the Venetian shops and markets. The<br />

name means “wrinkled of Friuli,” but the light yellow<br />

fruits are beyond wrinkled, being fantastically warted<br />

even when very young. Rich and full flavored, as Italian<br />

varieties usually are. Pkt $3.00<br />

110 www.rareseeds.com

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