Archive image from page 82 of A descriptive catalog of vegetables. A descriptive catalog of vegetables . descriptivecatal1935asso Year: 1935 BREEDERS AND GROWERS 79 Days from planting to Length Diameter market - inches inches able stage Early Yellow Bush Scallop 3 8 58 Similar to Early White Bush Scallop in size and shape of fruits and habit of growth, but deep yellow in color. EARLY YELLOW SUMMER CROOKNECK 9 to 10 4 50 An extensively used summer sort, with bush type of plant, and very prolific. Highly desirable for truckers and shippers, as well as for home gardens. Fruits curved at neck, we


Archive image from page 82 of A descriptive catalog of vegetables. A descriptive catalog of vegetables . descriptivecatal1935asso Year: 1935 BREEDERS AND GROWERS 79 Days from planting to Length Diameter market - inches inches able stage Early Yellow Bush Scallop 3 8 58 Similar to Early White Bush Scallop in size and shape of fruits and habit of growth, but deep yellow in color. EARLY YELLOW SUMMER CROOKNECK 9 to 10 4 50 An extensively used summer sort, with bush type of plant, and very prolific. Highly desirable for truckers and shippers, as well as for home gardens. Fruits curved at neck, weigh 3 pounds, light yellow at early eating stage, and covered with warts. English Vegetable Marrow 16 to 18 4 56 A prolific summer variety with trailing vines. Fruits weigh 2y2 to Zy-2 pounds; cylindrical, but somewhat larger at blossom end; cream colored skin, with white flesh. Giant Summer Crookneck 20 to 25 4 to 5 56 Widely used by market gardeners and shippers. Similar to Early Yellow Summer Crookneck, but larger and later. Plants are of bush type. Fruits weigh 4 to 5 pounds; neck curved; skin golden vellow, warted; flesh thick and vellow. GIANT SUMMER STRAIGHTNECK . ., . . 16 to 22 A]/2 55 A distinct improvement on the Crookneck strain, as it packs to better advantage for shipping. Popular with market gardeners and shippers. Plants are of bush type. Fruits thick-necked, heavily warted, straight, orange- yellow; flesh thick, light yellow. Italian Vegetable Marrow 12 to 15 32 to 4 65 A trailing summer sort, similar to Long Cocozelle, except in color. Fruits weigh 3 pounds, cylindrical, very dark solid green; flesh greenish white and of good quality. LONG COCOZELLE # 15 to 20 4 to 5 65 Increasingly popular with market gardeners and shippers. Fruits weigh 4 pounds; cylindrical, straight, smooth, dark green with lighter green stripes which change to deep yellow at maturity; flesh very firm, greenish white; a very early prolific variety. Plants are of bush type.


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