SQUASHES AND PUMPKINS 



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Plant trailing; vines moderately slender and vigorous; leaves 

 medium large, often 15 inches broad, very shallowly lobed, margin 

 denticulate, even; color clear green; petioles moderately slender. 



Fruit small; 6 7 x 9-10 inches; nearly globular to somewhat 

 oblate, slightly depressed at the base; ribs obscure, furrows very 

 shallow and narrow; surface smooth, occasionally slightly warted 

 or uneven. Fruit stalk moderately short and thick, corky and soft. 

 Skin color pale salmon marked with narrow, lighter, longitudinal 

 stripes. Flesh thick, deep orange. 



Quality. Ref. 122. 



The name indicates a superior culinary product; 

 and so it is, for the fruits, although rather blunt nosed 

 and homely, are of delicious quality when cooked. 

 The variety was named and first offered in 1914 by 

 Joseph Harris Co., Coldwater, New York. An old 

 customer found this growing in a field of Delicious and 

 selected it for some years before its introduction. 



This variety is one of the earliest winter squashes, 

 having matured in 100 days at Geneva, 10 days earlier 

 than Delicious and in season with Boston Marrow. 

 The vines are more vigorous than those of Delicious 

 and, with the exception of having distinctly more ruffled 

 flowers, are similar in other respects. The fruits are 

 considerably broader in proportion to the length than 

 are those of Delicious and by many are thought to be 

 superior in quality. 



Plant trailing; vines medium coarse, vigorous, 15-18 feet; 

 branches many, basal and medial. Cotyledons medium long and 

 broad, 2 ' $ x 2 inches; broad oval; apex tapered; color medium green. 

 Leaves medium large, 10 x 16 inches, shallowly lobed; margin 

 denticulate, slightly frilled; color dark green; petiole medium long 

 and moderately heavy, 14-16 inches. Flower — pistillate, medium 

 large, 5'_> inches across, lemon yellow; ovary turbinate; sepals 

 moderately short and very slender, 3 4 inch; — staminate, medium 

 large, 5 inches across, margin distinctly ruffled; sepals medium long 

 and moderately heavy, 1 inch; pedicle moderately short, 7-8 inches. 



Fruit small 6-7 x 8-9 inches; weight 5-6 pounds. Shape 

 short broad cordate, depressed at the base, abruptly tapering towards 

 the apex, ribbed widely; furrows moderately shallow; surface some- 

 what wrinkled, pock-marked. Blossom scar with button '4 inch. 

 Skin color dull green (dull greenish black 2 ) pock-marked with pale 

 grayish green 1 court gray to light mineral gray). Fruit stalk 

 moderately short, 2-3 inches, moderately straight, soft and corky. 

 Shell moderately hard and medium thick, } % inch. Flesh medial 

 and apex medium thick, 1-1 ^ inches, base thick, l 1 ^ inches; 

 texture very fine, firm, tender, dry; sweet, excellent flavor; quality 

 excellent; color orange (deep chrome to cadmium yellow). Seed 

 cavity small; placental tissue medium, moderately dry, slightly 

 stringy, moderately easy to remove. 



Seed medium large; medium long and moderately narrow, 

 medium plump, 1.9 x 1.0 x .35 cm. 120 per oz.); face finely wrinkled, 

 glossy white; margin slightly rounded, smooth. 



Queensland Him-. Refs. 39, 40. 



This variety has shown promise when grown in 

 trials at Geneva. Seed was procured from Australia 

 in 1932 and produced vigorous plants with fruits quite 

 different from any maxima found in American lists. 



It was one of the latest sorts, having required 140 

 days to mature at Geneva. This was in season with 

 Crown, 5 days later than Triangle and about 3 weeks 

 later than Hubbard. The vines are much more vigorous 

 than Hubbard, more profusely branched, larger leaved 

 and have lighter yellow flowers with much longer pedicles. 

 The fruits are similar in shape to Bay State, being 



more uniformly and deeply furrowed and much thicker, 

 drier and more deeply colored of flesh. 



Plant trailing; vines coarse, very vigorous, 20-25 feet; branches 

 very many, basal, medial and apical. Cotyledons medium long and 

 moderately broad, 2 ' •_< x 1"$ inches; nearly rectangular; apex 

 rounded; veining moderately prominent; color medium green. 

 Leaves moderately large, 11 x 17 inches; very shallowly lobed; 

 margin slightly serrated at the base, otherwise denticulate, moder- 

 ately frilled; surface moderately smooth; color dark green; petiole 

 long to very long and moderately slender, 18-22 inches. Flower — 

 pistillate, medium large, 5} ■> inches across, bright lemon yellow; 

 petals moderately erect; ovary drum-like, stigma very compact; 

 sepals moderately short and slender, :! ( inch; — staminate, moder- 

 ately small, 4' ■> inches across; petals distinctly curved; sepals 

 medium long and medium heavy, 1 inch; pedicle long, 10-12 inches. 



Fruit small; 5-6 x 8-9 inches; weight 6-9 pounds. Shape 

 drum-like, sides nearly perpendicular, slightly tapering towards the 

 apex; distinctly depressed at the base, moderately depressed at the 

 apex; ribbed narrowly; furrows medium deep; surface moderately 

 smooth except for the furrow-like depressions. Blossom scar with 

 button J i- 1 .' inch, situated in center of moderately large (3-3';< 

 inches in diameter), circular, navel. Skin color dull green (dark 

 olive gray to sage green) obscurely mottled with gray (storm gray). 

 Fruit stalk long, 5-6 inches, curved, rough and corky. Shell hard 

 and thin, jt inch. Flesh thick at the base and medial, 1 J 2-2 inches, 

 medium thick at the apex, 1 inch; texture very fine, very firm and 

 solid, dry; good flavor, moderately sweet; quality very good; color 

 orange (deep chrome to capucine yellow). Seed cavity small 

 towards the apex; placental tissue abundant, moderately dry, 

 rather solid, difficult to remove, particularly from the seeds. 



Seed medium size; medium long, moderately broad and 

 moderately plump, 1.76 x 1.17 x .40 cm. (120 per oz.); face smooth, 

 moderately glossy brown (snuff brown); margin very distinct, 

 rounded, smooth (cream buff). 



Red China. Refs. 14, 26, 27, 37, 48, 49, 50, 101, 108, 

 130, 137. Syns. Hong-nan-kona, Japan Red 

 Turban, New Red China, Red Cardinal, Small 

 China Turban, Small Chinese Turban Gourd. 



First listed in this country by Tillinghast in 1885 

 this small oblate squash came originally from China. 

 The Museum of Natural History of Paris introduced 

 the variety to France from whence it came to America. 

 This was at the time when the small pepo types were 

 being replaced by the large fruited and higher quality 

 maximas. After 1896 the name seldom occurred in 

 variety listing. 



Although somewhat smaller, the fruits of this 

 variety were similar in shape to those of Queensland 

 Blue, being more rounded at the medial and lacking the 

 truncate shoulder at the base. The acorns are much 

 alike, both usually being depressed slightly and not 

 often protuberant. Nothing in common exists in color 

 of skin since that of Red China most resembled that 

 of the Warren. 



Plant trailing; vines rather slender, pale green, moderately 

 vigorous; leaves moderately small, pale green, very shallowly lobed; 

 petioles short and slender, pale green. 



Fruit very small; 3-4 x 6-8 inches; weight 2-3 pounds. Shape 

 distinctly oblate, depressed at the base, flattened at the apex; 

 broadly ribbed, furrows moderately shallow; surface occasionally 

 warted; acorn prominent, 2-3 inches in diameter, marked with a 

 corky ring about the periphery, small button present in center; 

 skin color deep orange red, narrowly striped with yellow streaks. 

 The depressed portion within the ring is sometimes green, often 

 variegated with alternate irregular stripes of red, yellow and deep 

 green. Flesh medium thick, fine texture, sweet, orange colored; 

 quality good 



