2013catalog

STRIATA D’ITALIA #SSQ110
50 days. Medium-long zucchini fruit, somewhat thicker
at the blossom end, light ribbing, 8”-9” long. The skin is
striped in light & dark green. Superb flavor and texture.
This variety is popular in Italy for its flavor & early yield.
Pkt $2.00
TABLE DAINTY SSQ135
65 days. Delicate little fruits, like a short, six-inch
zucchini, striped in green and yellow to white.
Abundantly produced on somewhat compact vines.
Developed in 1909. Pkt (15 seeds) $2.25
TATUME #SSQ127
A must in Mexican cuisine, and also popular in certain
parts of Texas. This old heirloom is picked small and
used like zucchini, but these are so much better than
standard supermarket zucchini! Round to slightly
elongated, flavorful fruit are green in color; vigorous
vining plants are fairly resistant to disease. Pkt $2.00
TONDO SCURO DI PIACENZA #SSQ101
Forget the new “Eight Ball” hybrid. There already was
an heirloom version. These are a rich, dark-green color,
round-shaped and very flavorful; perfect for home or
markets. Vigorous plants produce well. Italian seed.
Pkt $2.00
WHITE SCALLOP #SSQ107
50 days. A very ancient Native American heirloom
squash, grown by the Northern Indians for hundreds of
years. This type was depicted by Europeans back to 1591,
and is one of the best-tasting and high-yielding varieties
still around today! Great fried or baked. Flat fruit with
scalloped edges—beautiful! Pkt $2.50 or 1/4 lb $6.75
YELLOW SCALLOP #SSQ108
(Golden Custard) Beautiful, bright yellow fruit with a
rich, mellow flavor. Likely predates Columbian times;
a rare native American squash. Bush plants with good
yields. Pkt $2.50 or 1/4 lb $8.75
ZUCCHINI, BLACK BEAUTY #SSQ120
50 days. The classic dark-green summer squash that has
made modern zucchini of this type popular. Introduced
in the US markets in the 1920’s, and seed companies
started listing it in the 1930’s. Delicious fried or baked;
best picked young. Pkt $2.25 or 1/4 lb $7.00
ZUCCHINI, GOLDEN #SSQ118
Slender fruit are bright golden-yellow. They are as
delicious as they are attractive; bush plants. Pkt $2.50
or 1/4 lb $11.00
ZUCCHINI, GRAY #SSQ114
49 days. Great-tasting, high-quality, gray zucchini squash.
Yields are very good; flesh is firm, mild, and very tasty. We
have been getting favorable reports from customers about
this squash. A real favorite. Pkt $2.00 or 1/4 lb $7.50
ZUCCHINI, LUNGO BIANCO #SSQ119
A popular variety from Italy, the light-green/cream
fruit are mild and sweet. Beautiful in a zucchini mix.
Productive bush plants. Pure imported Italian seed. Pkt
$2.00
“When the American spirit was
in its youth, the language of
America was different: Liberty,
sir, was the primary object.”
—Patrick Henry
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