Archive image from page 35 of Descriptive catalog of vegetables for. Descriptive catalog of vegetables for canners descriptivecata1935asso_0 Year: 1935 32 ASSOCIATED SEED GROWERS, INC. PUMPKIN—Continued ££th JAPANESE PIE • 12 Resembles the Cushaws in shape, but earlier and large. Skin dark green, with lighter green stripes. Flesh deep yellow, and of good quality. Weight 12 pounds. Seeds have markings resem- ling Japanese characters. Valuable for canning and stock feed. KENTUCKY FIELD Widely used for canning, and for stock feed, particularly through the South. Fruits large, slightly ribbed, no
Archive image from page 35 of Descriptive catalog of vegetables for. Descriptive catalog of vegetables for canners descriptivecata1935asso_0 Year: 1935 32 ASSOCIATED SEED GROWERS, INC. PUMPKIN—Continued ££th JAPANESE PIE • 12 Resembles the Cushaws in shape, but earlier and large. Skin dark green, with lighter green stripes. Flesh deep yellow, and of good quality. Weight 12 pounds. Seeds have markings resem- ling Japanese characters. Valuable for canning and stock feed. KENTUCKY FIELD Widely used for canning, and for stock feed, particularly through the South. Fruits large, slightly ribbed, not fixed in shape, some being flat, others globular and elongated; weigh 10 to 15 pounds; color dull orange; flesh deep yellow, coarse, and of good flavor. LARGE CHEESE 6 to 8 Our pedigreed strain, exceptionally early and uniform, is particularly valuable to market gardeners and canners. Fruits very flat, weigh 10 pounds, slightly ribbed, cream colored; flesh very thick, orange-yellow, and of fine quality. SMALL SUGAR OR NEW ENGLAND PIE 8 Standard for general use, and particularly desirable for pies. Fruits round, flattened at ends, weigh 6 to 8 pounds; skin hard, smooth, somewhat ribbed, deep orange; flesh thick, sweet, orange-yellow and of high quality. Used also for canning. Connecticut Field Pumpkin RHUBARB Native of Mongolia Culture — Sow seed in the spring an inch deep in rows 10 to 12 inches apart and later thin to 4 to 6 inches between plants. Transplant to well-manured field in the fall, in rows 4 to 5 feet apart with plants 3 to 4 feet apart. The crowns of the roots should be set 2 inches below the surface of the soil. In transplanting, it is necessary to discard undesirable plants as all do not come true from seed. Blossom stalks should be cut back to the ground when they appear. It requires 3 pounds of seed to plant an acre. Dia- Days from meter planting to inches canning 8 115 12 tol4 120 12 108 10 118
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