Archive image from page 81 of A descriptive catalogue of vegetables. A descriptive catalogue of vegetables . descriptivecatal1940asso Year: 1940 78 ASSOCIATED SEED GROWERS, INC. Green Tinted Bush Scallop: a greatly improved Asgrow strain SQUASH Cucurbita spp. Of all the vegetables, squashes exhibit the greatest range in plant and fruit characters and hybridize most readily under average field conditions. Consequently they are given special care and attention at our breeding stations in Colorado, California and Connecticut. Pedigreed lines are established by controlled pollination. Increase
Archive image from page 81 of A descriptive catalogue of vegetables. A descriptive catalogue of vegetables . descriptivecatal1940asso Year: 1940 78 ASSOCIATED SEED GROWERS, INC. Green Tinted Bush Scallop: a greatly improved Asgrow strain SQUASH Cucurbita spp. Of all the vegetables, squashes exhibit the greatest range in plant and fruit characters and hybridize most readily under average field conditions. Consequently they are given special care and attention at our breeding stations in Colorado, California and Connecticut. Pedigreed lines are established by controlled pollination. Increase blocks are grown in fields well isolated from any kindred variety. The column of Days indicates the relative time from planting of seed to marketable fruits. The measurements apply to fully grown fruits. Bush or Summer Varieties C. peDO Length inches Cocozelle, Black 20 A new Asgrow strain, similar in shape and general character to Long Cocozelle but with deep blackish green exterior; smooth and uniform; much more attractive in appearance by reason of the absence of stripes; very prolific. COCOZELLE, LONG 20 Ay2 65 Of Italian marrow type, increasingly popular with market gar- deners and shippers. Fruits 4 lb.; cylindrical, straight, smooth, dark green with lighter green stripes which change to deep yel- low at maturity; flesh very firm, greenish white; a very early, prolific variety. Cocozelle, Short 12 5 63 A well known variety of Italian origin. Fruits weigh 3-4 lb.; cylindrical, smooth, dark green, with lighter green, changing to golden stripes; flesh greenish white, and of fine flavor. EARLY PROLIFIC STRAIGHTNECK 14 3 50 Introduced by Ferry-Morse Seed Co. All-America Silver Medal for 1938. An attractive, productive strain of Giant Straight- neck; though the fruits are somewhat smaller, they are earlier and of bright lemon-yellow color. Diameter inches Days 4 64
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