STOKES SEED FARMS COMPANY 



MOORESTOWN 



NEW JERSEV 



Pumpkin 



(Cucurbita Pepo) 



History — Botanists have placed its origin in Tropical 

 America, although no wild forms have been located with a 

 certainty. At the time of the Discovery pximpkin and 

 squash appear to have been grown by the Indians in their 

 com fields along the Atlantic Seacoast. The Island of 

 Nantucket had a very warty variety which gave rise to 

 our common field pumpkin. During Revolutionary days in 

 this country, a crudef oi-m of syrup was obtained from pump- 

 kin and used as a sugar substitute. See history of Squash. 



No. 850. Small Sugar. Days to Maturity, 70. 

 An old standard variety, especially popular in New Eng- 

 land, where it is sometimes spoken of as New England 

 Pie. It is especially desirable for pie purposes, and is a 

 close rival to Pie or Winter Luxury, which it resembles. 

 The size will average between eight and ten inches in 

 diameter. The fruits are deep orange colored, slightly 

 ribbed. The flesh is a rich yellow of the very highest 

 quality. 



Pkt. 5i, oz. 10(4, H lb. 30?;, lb. $1.00, 5 lbs. $4.50, post- 

 paid; by express, 5 lbs. or more, 80^ per lb. 



No. 852. ■ Pie or Winter Luxury. Days to Ma- 

 turity, 75. A variety known in this country about thirty 

 years. The name Winter Luxury was given to a special 

 strain of it by Johnson & Stokes in 1893. This is the very best 

 quaUty pumpkin for pie purposes that is cultivated. The skin is 

 Ught yellow, comparatively smooth and covered with a very light 

 gray netting. The flesh is tender and has aU the qualities desired 

 for cooking purposes. These pumpkins will average between ten 

 and twelve inches in diameter and eight inches from top to 

 bottom. They will grow very uniform and their general field 

 appearance is most attractive. This variety is highly recom- 

 mended for home gardeners and for truckers who sell direct to the 

 consumer. 



Pkt. 5i, oz. 10(4, H lb. 30(4, lb. $1.00, 5 lbs. $4.50, postpaid; by 

 express, 5 lbs. or more, 80^ per lb. 



No. 854. Golden Crookneck Cushaw. Days to Maturity, 

 80. A standard American variety offered by B. K. Bliss as early as 

 1844. As its name indicates, it is a golden fleshed crookneck variety. 

 The quality is very good, and it is recommended for pie purposes. 

 Its curved length from one end to the other will average two feet. 



The general shape 

 will vary somewhat. 

 The 'seed cavity is 

 small. 



Pkt. 5i, oz. 10)4, 

 M lb. m, lb. $1.25, 

 5 lbs. $5.75, post- 

 paid; by express, 5 

 lbs. or more, $1.10 

 per lb. 



No. 856. Green- 

 Striped Cushaw. 



Days to Maturity, 

 80. A standard 

 American variety. 

 The name of this 

 sort is also descrip- 

 tive. The color is a 

 creamy white, irreg- 

 ularly striped with 

 green. The fruits 

 are very large, glob- 

 ular at one end and 

 sUghtly crooked and 

 smaller at the other. 

 A productive sort, 

 which is in strong favor amongst a great many planters. 



Pkt. 5(4, oz. lOi, \i lb. 40^, lb. $1.25, 5 lbs. $5.75, postpaid; by 

 express, 5 lbs. or more, $1.10 per lb. 



GOLDEN CROOKNECK CUSHAW 



FIELD VIEW, CONNECTICUT FIELD OR BIG TOM 



No. 858. Kentucky Field or Sweet Cheese. Days to 

 Maturity, 90. One of the oldest varieties cultivated in America, 

 listed by Sinclair and Moore in 1826. The fruits are large, roimd, 

 flattened, having a cream-colored surface, mottled with green when 

 fully ripe. The flesh is yellow, tender and of good quaUty. It is 

 a good keeper. Not recommended for the more northerly latitudes. 



Pkt. oz. 10?;, M lb. 20^, lb. 75(4, 5 lbs. $3.00, postpaid; by 

 express, 5 lbs. or more, 50?4 per lb. 



No. 860. Connecticut Field or Big Tom. Days to Ma- 

 turity, 90. The Connecticut Field is an old American variety. 

 The name Big Tom was given to a special selection of it by John- 

 son & Stokes several years ago. The names are now considered 

 synonymous. This pumpkin wiU attain a size of about twenty 

 inches in diameter. It is a strong, vigorous grower. The outside 

 color of the pumpkin is reddish orange and the inside flesh is an 

 orange yellow. It is very soUd, fine-grained and slightly ribbed. 

 This pumpkin is grown extensively for canning purposes, and it 

 is not advised for home consumption, as its quality is not equal 

 to Pie or Winter Luxury or Small Sugar. 



Pkt. 5(4, oz. 10^, M lb. 30(4, lb. $1.00, 5 lbs. $4.50, postpaid; by 

 express, 5 lbs. or more, 80^ per lb. 



No. 862. King of the Mammoths. Days to Maturity, 90. 

 A pumpkin of French origin offered by Johnson & Stokes as King 

 of the Mammoths in 1885, the heaviest specimen, according to our 

 records, being two hundred forty-five pounds. They will often be 

 three feet in diameter. They are rounded in shape and flattened at 

 the top and bottom. The outside color is a fight salmon-orange and 

 the inside a bright yellow. We do not recommend King of the 

 Mammoths for home consumption, but as a show pumpkin it has 

 no peer. Pkt. oz. 10^, \i lb. 30?;, lb. $1.00, 5 lbs. $4.50, post- 

 paid; by express, 5 lbs. or more, 80(4 per lb. 



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GREEN STRIPED 

 CUSHAW No. 856 



Study descriptions for the best pumpkins for pies 



