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PUMPKINS BEST SORTS FOR HOME USE 



look for flesh of good quality in pumpkins of 

 large size. None of the mammoth sorts, generally 

 admired at fairs, are fit for making pies. Even old Con- 

 necticut Field or Large Cheese is really good only for feed- 

 ing stock. Sweet Sugar is one of the earliest and best for 

 home use though the fruits seldom grow larger than ten 

 to twelve inches in diameter. This is the brilliant orange 

 yellow skinned sort so often found on city markets and 

 illustrated on page 246. In Winter Luxury pumpkin 

 (illustrated above), also called Livingston s Pie Squashy 

 we have, perhaps, the highest quality sort for home use. 

 In size the fruits average like those of Sweet Sugar, but 

 they have a light yellow skin sometimes slightly ribbed. 



Cushaw or Crookneck is a larger, later sort with yellow- 

 ish green skin, netted with dark green stripes. Shaped 

 like the Crookneck squashes. Japanese Pie is a very good 

 sort that keeps splendidly, although it is one of the first 

 to ripen. 



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