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Marina di Chioggia
Rouge Vif d’Etampes
BUTTERNUT ROGOSA VIOLINA “GIOIA” #SQ153
(C. moschata) 100 days. An Italian Butternut-type squash, these
have a violin shape and wrinkled tan skin. The flesh is deep orange
and sweet, perfect for desserts, roasting, stuffing, and baking. Good
for marketing. Pkt $2.75
BUTTERNUT–WALTHAM #SQ112
(C. moschata) 100 days. An old favorite. Good yields with
excellent-tasting, rich, orange-colored flesh. Great baked! Pkt
$2.50 or 1 oz $7.00
CANADA CROOKNECK #SQ266 New!
(C. moschata) 110 days. Old New England variety, preserved at Old
Sturbridge Village, Massachusetts, where our foundation seed came
from. Reportedly originated among the Iroquois Indians. Introduced
1834 by Boston seedsman Charles H. Hovey, this ancestor of today’s
Butternut was described in detail in Fearing Burr’s book of 1865. The
bottle-shaped fruits reach 2-4 lbs, having a curved neck and finegrained,
sweet flesh. Resistant to pests and diseases; a superlative
keeper. Formerly quite common, it has become very difficult to find,
and we are pleased to offer it. Pkt $3.00
CANDY ROASTER—NORTH GEORGIA #SQ240
(C. maxima) Here is a smaller strain of Candy Roaster from
northern Georgia. This type of squash is famous among the
people of the Southeast. Pink, banana-shaped fruit have a blue
tip and weigh around 10 lbs. Delicious, smooth orange flesh is
perfect baked, fried and makes great pies; hard to find and quite
beautiful. Pkt $3.00
CHICAGO WARTED HUBBARD #SQ127
(C. maxima) 110 days. This heirloom was developed by Budlong
Gardens of Chicago and was introduced by Vaughan’s Seed Store,
of Chicago, in 1894. The 13-lb fruit are dusky-olive-green, deeply
wrinkled, and warted, classic Hubbard shape. Fine-grained, sweet
orange flesh. Pkt $2.00
CHINESE MINIATURE WHITE #SQ264
(C. pepo) Tiny 3”-4” flat white pumpkins are about the same size
and shape as “Baby Boo.” Great for fall decorations and are also
edible. A great squash for farm markets, easy to grow and gives
excellent yields. From China. Pkt $2.50
CHIRIMAN #SQ198
(C. moschata) This Japanese heirloom was popular in the Edo
period (1603-1867). It was first offered in the US by Aggelar and
Musser Co., of Los Angeles, in 1922. Beautiful fruit weigh about 5
lbs. This variety is flattened and ribbed, and deep greenish-black
in color. They turn more tan in storage. The flesh is deep orange,
sweet and flavorful. A great little squash that has become quite
rare. Pkt $3.00
CONNECTICUT FIELD #SQ129
(C. pepo) 100 days. The heirloom pumpkin of the New England
settlers and Indians, several hundred years old. Golden fruit weigh
about 20 lbs each. This is a truly old variety; can be used for pies; the
traditional American pumpkin. Pkt $2.50 or 1/4lb $7.50
CREAM OF THE CROP #SQ271 New!
(C. pepo) 55 days. White bush-type acorn. The fruits are white and
on the large side for an acorn, weighing in at 2-3 pounds. This
variety is great picked small and used as summer squash, or let
ripen and use for winter storage. This variety is perfect for small
spaces and was grown in Jere’s childhood gardens. Pkt $2.50
CROWN #SQ189
(C. maxima) 95 days. Our friend, Mac Condill, found this great
squash in Cape Town South Africa. Originally from Australia, this
variety first came to the USA in the early 1930’s. Stunning, turbanshaped
fruit are light blue in color and weigh about 12 lbs. The
flesh is bright orange, sweet and of good quality, great for pies,
baking and soups. Blue types can be traced back for more than
150 years in Australia, and are among the best for eating. Pkt $2.75
CUSHAW WHITE (JONATHAN PUMPKIN) #SQ116
(C. mixta) 100 days. A rare Cushaw type; white skin and sweet, pale
orange flesh. Easy to grow, huge yields, and good resistance to
squash bugs. A popular heirloom from the South. (1891) Pkt $2.50
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