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Tennessee Sweet Potato
Butternut Rogosa Violina “Gioia”
Butternut Rogosa Violina “Gioia”
THELMA SANDERS SWEET POTATO #SQ195
(C. pepo) Wow! A lovely cream-colored, heirloom acorn-type squash that is super
productive, tasty and perfect for small families. This variety was introduced by the
members of Seed Savers Exchange. Pkt $2.50
TRIAMBLE or SHAMROCK #SQ172
(C. maxima) 100 days. A very rare and unique variety that was imported from
Australia in 1932, from seed secured from Arthur Yates and Co., of Sydney.
This squash is lobed like a three-leaf clover, making this light sea-green
squash unusual looking. They weigh about 10 lbs each and have sweet,
orange, fine-grained flesh. A fine variety for decoration or the table. Pkt $4.50
TURKS CAP OR TURBAN #SQ117
(C. maxima) 90 days. A beautiful squash striped in red, orange, green, and
white. A very old variety from France (pre-1820); fine thick orange flesh,
good-sized fruit. Unique. Pkt $2.25 or 1/4lb $7.00
UCONN #SQ273 New!
(C. pepo) 80 days. Very early bush-habit winter squash variety. Green, acorntype
fruits are rather small. But their earliness commends them in shortseason
climates or wherever a quick harvest is of especial concern. Developed
by the University of Connecticut. Pkt $2.50
UPPER GROUND SWEET POTATO #SQ226
(C. moschata) This heirloom is still grown by a few people in the South. An
old, hardy type that grows well even in rather poor conditions, and produces
an abundance of medium-large, round-to-bell-shaped, tan fruit that have
moist orange flesh that is said to resemble that of the sweet potato, hence
the name. Sweet, good quality, and it keeps very well. A real rugged variety
that is going the way of the dinosaurs, if people don’t work to save it. Pkt (10
seeds) $3.00
UTE INDIAN #SQ269 New!
(C. maxima) 100 days. Here’s a different look in a turban squash: a sophisticated
grey-green outside, with a very appealing bright-yellow flesh. The flavor is mild
and delicately sweet. Our grower says: “Raw, it carries a hint of melon.” Originally
grown by the Ute Indian people of the US Southwest, and, so far as we know,
offered commercially nowhere else. Pkt (10 seeds) $3.00
VEGETABLE SPAGHETTI #SQ102
(C. pepo) 88 days. This is the popular squash with stringy flesh that is used
like spaghetti. Introduced by Sakata Seed Co. of Japan, in 1934. May have
originated in China. Pkt $2.50 or 1/4lb $15.00
VICTOR or RED WARTY THING SQUASH #SQ228
(C. maxima) One of the most stunning squashes around! The big glowing,
oblong globes are a glowing, brilliant orange-red and covered with fantastic
bumps! This old variety was introduced by James J.H. Gregory of Marblehead,
MA in 1897 as Victor. It was recently reintroduced as Red Warty Thing. Pkt (15
seeds) $2.50
WINTER LUXURY PIE #SQ167
(C. pepo) This beautiful pumpkin was introduced by Johnson & Stokes in 1893.
Lovely 6-lb golden fruit have white netting and are perfect for pies. In fact,
this is one of the best tasting pie pumpkins you can grow; with very sweet
and smooth flesh, it’s a favorite of all who grow it. Pkt $2.75
WHITE ACORN #SQ205
(C. pepo) 90 days. A lovely, almost snow white Acorn squash. Heavy yields of
beautiful fruit are produced on compact bush plants, making this a superb
Acorn type for small gardens. This mild-flavored variety was developed in the
early 1980s by our friend Glenn Drowns. Pkt $2.50
YOKOHAMA #SQ108
(C. moschata) Introduced to America about 1860 by James Hogg, of Yorkville,
New York, from seeds his brother Thomas sent him from Japan. We are so
happy to reintroduce this piece of American history. The beautiful fruit are
very flat, ribbed and dark-green-to-tan in color. The orange flesh is dry, finegrained
and sweet. Listed by both Burr (1863) and Vilmorin (1885). RARE! Pkt
(10 seeds) $2.75
YUGOSLAVIAN FINGER FRUIT #SQ170
(C. pepo) 95 days. A most unique and unusual squash! Large, fluted, acorn-type
fruits have ten finger-like ribs that come to points at the end of each squash.
Cream colored. An excellent ornamental type for fall decoration and marketing.
Introduced as ‘Pineapple’ in 1885 by James J.H. Gregory’s Retail Catalogue, who
said, “A peculiar, striking-looking variety...Very fine grained and smooth to the
taste.” Pkt $3.00
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