Archive image from page 80 of Descriptive catalog of vegetables (1949). Descriptive catalog of vegetables . descriptivecatal1949asso Year: 1949 BREEDERS AND GROWERS 77 PUMPKIN and SQUASH Cucurbita spp. The words 'pumpkin' and 'squash' are not clearly defined and in some cases a variety may be called a squash by some and a pumpkin by others. Botanically they are divided into pepo, moschata (musky) and maxima (large), but for easier reference we list them hereunder in alphabetical order. Varieties commonly known as pumpkins are denoted by (p); the bush or summer squashes by (); the vining o
Archive image from page 80 of Descriptive catalog of vegetables (1949). Descriptive catalog of vegetables . descriptivecatal1949asso Year: 1949 BREEDERS AND GROWERS 77 PUMPKIN and SQUASH Cucurbita spp. The words 'pumpkin' and 'squash' are not clearly defined and in some cases a variety may be called a squash by some and a pumpkin by others. Botanically they are divided into pepo, moschata (musky) and maxima (large), but for easier reference we list them hereunder in alphabetical order. Varieties commonly known as pumpkins are denoted by (p); the bush or summer squashes by (); the vining or winter squashes by () The figures given in the column of Days represent the relative periods to full develop- ment and the measurements apply to fully grown fruits, though the summer squashes are eaten when small and immature. Length Diameter inches inches Days Alagold C. moschata (p) 10 5 100 Selected from a bell-shaped African type by the Alabama Agri- cultural Experiment Station. Vine very long; fruits average about 5 lbs. and vary in shape from nearly cylindrical to bell, with orange rind and deep yellow flesh. Banana C. maxima () 20 5 105 Cylindrical and pointed at blossom end, with thin, gray rind; 10-12 lb. Flesh thick, fine grained, yellowish orange. Black Zucchini C. pepo () _ 13 4 62 Developed from Italian Marrow; chiefly popular in the West and South. Fruits are cylindrical, long, smooth, dark green-black; flesh greenish white at eating stage. Blue Hubbard C. maxima () 14 9 110 A popular New England type. Superior in edible quality to other Hubbard strains. Fruits corrugated, pointed at both ends; slightly ridged, with very hard blue-gray rind; weigh 12-14 lb. Flesh yellow-orange, thick. BOSTON MARROW C. maxima () 12 9 97 A productive variety, extensively used for canning. Resembling Hubbard in size and shape, the fruits weigh 6-8 lb. The deep orange skin is somewhat rough, and quite hard; flesh is yellow, thick, fine grained, moist. Boston Ma
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