HOME VEGETABLE GARDENING 
PUMPKINS— BEST SORTS FOR HOME USE 
| V)\’ I 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 JVinter Luxury pumpkin 
(illustrated above), also called Livingston s Pie Squash, 
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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