SQUASHES AND PUMPKINS 



21 



Faxon is offered, although Gregory says, " About every 

 variety we ever knew enters into its composition." 

 Delicious has become the leading fall variety, it keeps 

 well and is suited to roadside and family trade. 



Delicious matured at Geneva in 110 days, 5 days 

 earlier than Hubbard, in season with Kitchenette and 

 10 days later than Quality. The vines are similar to 

 and equally as vigorous as those of Hubbard, with 

 ovaries of the pistillate flowers turbinate instead of 

 curved spindle-shape. The fruits are slightly larger 

 than those of Quality, longer and more gradually tapered 

 towards the apex. 



Plant trailing; vines medium coarse, moderately vigorous, 

 12-15 feet; branches medium in number, basal. Cotyledons medium 

 long and moderately broad, 2 :i i x 1",, inches; broad oval; apex 

 tapered; color medium green, occasionally with a grayish tinge. 

 Leaves shallowly lobed; moderately small, 10 x 14 inches; margin 

 denticulate, slightly frilled; surface smooth; color dark green. 

 Flower — pistillate, medium large, 5-5 ' _> inches across, yellow; 

 ovary turbinate; sepals moderately short and moderately slender, 

 J-4 inch; — staminate, moderately small, 4-4 '_> inches across; sepals 

 medium long and very slender, 1 inch; pedicle medium long, 8-9 

 inches. 



Fruit small, 8-9 x 7-8 inches; weight 6-9 pounds. Shape 

 turbinate, slightly depressed at the base, ribbed widely; furrows 

 rather shallow; surface rather rough, moderately pock-marked. 

 Blossom scar with button ^ inch long. Skin color dull green 

 dark ivy green) spotted with gray (court gray to light mineral 

 gray to conform with the pock-marks, and marked with narrow 

 gray court gray i streaks radiating from the apex towards the medial, 

 often inconspicuous. Fruit stalk moderately short, 2-3 inches, 

 round, slightly curved, rough and corky. Shell moderately hard 

 and medium thick. J y inch. Flesh moderately thick at the medial 

 and apex, 1 '4-1 ' 2 inches, often very thick at the base, 2-2 ' _> inches; 

 texture very fine, firm, crisp, dry: sweet and very good flavor; 

 quality excellent; color orange i cadmium orange to orange buffi. 

 Seed cavity moderately small, medium amount of placental tissue 

 which is moderately moist, moderately stringy and easily removed. 



Seed medium size; medium long and moderately narrow, 

 moderately plump, 1.85 x .90 x .36 cm. 144 per oz.); face surface 

 wrinkled, glossy white; margin rounded, smooth. 



Essex II>bri<l. Refs. 14, 26, 30, 31, 33, 37, 38, 41, 46, 



47, 50, 52, 59, 61, 73, 89, 96, 98, 101, 108, 115, 

 128, 129, 130, 134, 135, 137. Syns. Essex, Essex 

 Hardshell Turban, Low's Premium Hybrid, 

 Improved American Turban. 



The Hon. Aaron Low, seedsman, of Essex, Massa- 

 chusetts, in passing over a field of American Turban 

 squashes noticed a vine with a number of decidedly 

 different squash. The three squash on this vine seemed 

 to show characteristics of both the Turban and Hubbard 

 varieties. This was in 1879, and four years later after 

 selecting for hard shell and a more orange color this 

 new squash was introduced in 1883 by Burpee, Ferry, 

 Gregory, Sibley and Vick. Others were quick to see 

 its possibilities and since then the variety has been one 

 of the most treasured sorts to grow for market and 

 winter storage. 



At Geneva 125 days were required for this variety 

 to reach maturity, 5 days earlier than Etampes, in 

 season with Victor and 10 days later than Hubbard. 

 The vines are considerably less vigorous than those of 

 Victor, have smaller leaves and flowers with the stigmas 



decidedly more expanded than those of Victor and the 

 ovaries more oblate. The fruits are much less warted 

 than those of Victor and shaped much the same as Bay 

 State. The skin color is a much deeper orange than 

 American Turban and somewhat less deep orange than 

 Warren. 



Plant trailing; vines moderately coarse, moderately vigorous, 

 10-12 feet long; branches many, basal. Cotyledons moderately 

 long and broad, 3 x 2 l ( inches; oval; apex moderately rounded; 

 color medium green; leaves very shallowly lobed, moderately small, 

 9 x 14 inches; margin denticulate, frilled; surface moderately smooth 

 to somewhat crumpled; color medium green; petiole moderately 

 short and slender, 12 14 inches. Flower —pistillate, medium size, 

 S-S'o inches across, yellow; ovary drum-like, pale yellowish cream 

 mottled with pale green; sepals moderately short and slender, 

 '_• :! i inch; — staminate, moderately small, 4-4'^ inches across; 

 stigma distinctly expanded and curved; sepals medium long and 

 very heavy, 1 inch; pedicle short, 5-6 inches. 



Fruit moderately small, 8-9 x 11-12 inches, weight 10-12 

 pounds. Shape drum-like, slightly depressed at the base; surface 

 much wrinkled and warted over the entire area, moderate in depth. 

 Skin color deep orange red (coral red to flame scarlet), indistinctly 

 marked with I apricot orange) stripes which radiate from the apex, 

 two-thirds the length of fruit, ' . j — ' 2 inch in breadth. Acorn very 

 prominent, 3 to 5 inches in diameter, usually slightly protuberant 

 and ranging in color from pinkish buff (light ochraceous salmon) to 

 grayish green (pea green) or a combination of both. Fruit stalk 

 medium long, 3-4 inches, round, moderately curved, corky. Shell 

 hard, woody, J4 inch thick. Flesh thickest at the base and medial, 

 1 J4— 1 ' 2 inches; apex very thin, ' _> inch, texture medium fine, slightly 

 stringy, tender, moderately moist: moderate flavor and sweetness; 

 quality fair; color orange (deep chrome to mikado orange'. Seed 

 cavity large, in center and towards apex; placental core and tissus 

 very prominent, moist, tender, often rather difficult to remove. 



Seed medium large: medium length and width, plump, 1.82 

 x 1.04 x .43 cm. (112 per oz.); face wrinkled, moderately glossy 

 white; margin rounded, smooth. 



Etampes. Refs. 14, 33, 41, 49, 50, 59, 73, 101, 108, 

 129, 130, 137. Syns. Bright Red Etampes, 

 Etampes Bright Red Mammoth, Etampes Mam- 

 moth Red, Large Bright Red Etampes, Large 

 Red Etampes, Mammoth Bright Red Etampes, 

 Mammoth Etampes, Mammoth Red Etampes 

 Marrow, New Marrow Pumpkin, Red Etampes. 

 This is a French variety which was brought to this 

 country and offered for sale in 1883 by W. Atlee Burpee 

 8s Co. of Philadelphia. The fruits are attractive because 

 of the glossy bright orange-red skin color. At one 

 time it was little used but during the last ten years its 

 importance has increased and in some sections it is the 

 most important pumpkin grown. For nearly a hundred 

 years it has been one of the most important varieties 

 grown in France. A strain sold as Morse's Marrow 

 has at Geneva produced earlier and slightly smaller 

 fruits. 



One hundred and thirty days were required to 

 mature this variety, 10 days later than Mammoth, 

 5 days later than Essex Hybrid and 5 days earlier than 

 Triangle. The vines are somewhat more vigorous 

 than those of Mammoth, have lighter green foliage 

 and considerably larger flowers which are decidedly 

 more soft and velvet-like, and more frilled and curbed 

 at the margins. The fruits are similar in shape to the 

 Cheese pumpkin, but are larger in all respects; also 



