2013catalog

Triamble
Golden Delicious
Sibley
PENNSYLVANIA DUTCH CROOKNECK #SQ218
(C. moschata) A popular 19th century Pennsylvania variety
that is still grown in many Amish communities. Sometimes
called “Neck Pumpkin” because of its long, flesh-filled neck. It
somewhat resembles a giant butternut squash with a very long
neck. They can reach 20 lbs in size! The flesh is superb, being
deep orange and richly flavored, making it so popular with
Amish wives for making their delectable pumpkin pies, butters
and other deserts. A favorite of ours, and a good keeper. Pkt
$2.50
PIPIAN FROM TUXPAN #SQ227
(C. mixta) A lovely round 6 lb squash that has fine white and
green stripes! Very easy to grow and the long vines produce an
incredible amount of fruit here! We collected this variety near
Tuxpan, Mexico, from a gentleman at a roadside stand; he said
that this variety is grown for its large, tasty seeds that are used
in Mexican desserts and other foods. These fruit are very seedy,
with loads of big white-skinned seeds that have silver rims.
Inside the skin they are filled with tender, nutty seeds that are
great raw and superb roasted! Pkt $3.00
QUEENSLAND BLUE #SQ135
(C. maxima) 110 days. Popular in Australia, this heirloom was
introduced to the US in 1932. Beautiful, blue, turban-shaped
12-lb fruit, deeply ribbed. Very fine, deep golden flesh that is
sweet and fine flavored. A good keeper. Pkt $2.25
RED KURI (HOKKAIDO) #SQ101
(C. maxima) 92 days. A red-orange Japanese winter squash,
fruit are 5-10 lbs each and teardrop-shaped. The golden flesh
is smooth, dry, sweet, and rich; a great yielding and keeping
variety. Pkt $2.50
ROUGE VIF D’ ETAMPES #SQ118
(C. maxima) 95 days. Most beautiful, flattened, and ribbed
large fruit are a gorgeous deep red-orange. A very old French
Heirloom, this was the most common pumpkin in the Central
Market in Paris back in the 1880’s. The flesh is tasty in pies or
baked. Like summer squash, this one can also be picked small
and fried. As a bonus, it’s a good yielder, too. Pkt $2.50 or 1/4lb
$16.00
SEMINOLE PUMPKIN #SQ215
(C. moschata) The wild squash of the Everglades. The round,
lightly ribbed 3lb squash have tan skin. The sweet flesh is deep
orange, dry and of good quality. The productive vines are
resistant to insects and disease. Found growing wild in Florida
by early Spanish settlers, it can now only be found in remote
parts of the Everglades. Pkt $2.50
SHISHIGATANI or TOONAS MAKINO #SQ105
(C. moschata) This unique Japanese pumpkin was developed
in the Bunka era of the Edo period (1804-1818). This is one of
our rarest and most historic varieties! The fruit are uniquely
shaped, like a bottle gourd, and are ribbed and very warty. They
are dark green, turning to tan at full maturity. The fine-grained
flesh has a delicious, nutty flavor. Traditionally believed to keep
people from getting paralysis if eaten in the hottest part of
summer. Shishigatani pumpkin is a famous vegetable in Kyoto
cuisine. Very rare and hard to find even in its native Japan. Pkt
$4.00
SIBLEY or PIKES PEAK #SQ150
(C. maxima) 110 days. Oblong, teardrop-shaped, slate-bluecolored
fruit weigh 9 lbs each. It has thick orange flesh that is
sweet and tasty. An excellent keeper, this variety was popular in
Missouri and Iowa back to at least the 1840’s. Believed to be of
Native American origin, possibly from Mexico, it was introduced
commercially by Hiram Sibley & Co. in 1887. Pkt $2.50
SILVER EDGE #SQ222
(C. mixta) Grown for its beautiful, delicious seeds that are very
large and white, with silver edges, hence the name. The fruit
are round-to-pear-shaped, and are white with green stripes,
attractive for decorations. A unique squash that is still popular
in some parts of Mexico. Pkt $3.00
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