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BOTZUM BROS SEED CO. 
WORLD BEATER 
(5" Length, 3^" Diameter, 
75 Days From Setting of Plants to Picking) 
A valuable variety for market gardens and shippers, being a cross of 
Chinese Giant and Ruby King. Plants vigorous, upright, and very produc¬ 
tive. Fruits 4-lobed, smooth; color glossy green changing to bright 
red; flesh thick, mild, and very sweet. Particularly popular in the 
South* 
PUMPKIN 
NATIVE OF AMERICA 
CONNECTICUT FIELD 
(10 to 14" Length, 12 to 15" Diameter, 
120 Days from Planting to Maturity) 
Extensively grown for making pies, for canning, and for stock feed; 
usually planted in corn fields* Fruits large, flattened at the ends, 
weight 15 to 25 pounds* Surface hard, smooth, somewhat ribbed; deep 
orange in color; flesh thick, orange-yellow, coarse and sweet. 
JAPANESE PIE 
(12" Length, 8" Diameter, 
115 Days from Planting to Maturity) 
Resembles the Cushaws in shape, but earlier and larger. Skin dark green 
with lighter green stripes* Flesh deep yellow, and of good quality. 
Weight 12 pounds* Seeds have markings, resembling Japanese characters. 
Valuable for canning and stock feed. 
KENTUCKY FIELD 
(12 to 14" Diameter, 
120 Days from Planting to Maturity) 
Widely used for canning, and for stock feed, particularly through the 
South. Fruits large, slightly ribbed, not fixed in shape, some being 
flat; other globular and elongated; weigh 10 to 15 pounds; color dull 
orange; flesh deep yellow, coarse, and of good flavor- 
KING OF THE MAMMOTH OR POTIRON 
(20 to 24" Diameter, 
120 Days from Planting to Maturity) 
The largest of all Pumpkins. Valuable for stock feeding and exhibition 
purposes. Fruits globular, slightly ribbed, flattened; weigh 60 to 90 
pounds; skin light yellow, mottled with orange, and frequently slightly 
netted; flesh solid, coarse, but of good quality. 
LARGE CHEESE 
(6 to 8" Length, 12" Diameter, 
108 Days from Planting to Maturity) 
Our pedigreed strain, exceptionally early and uniform, is particularly 
valuable to market gardeners and canners* Fruits very flat, weight 10 
pounds, slightly ribbed, cream colored; flesh very thick, orange-yellow, 
and of fine quality. 
SMALL SUGAR OR NEW ENGLAND PIE 
(8" Length, 10" Diameter, 
118 Days from Planting to Maturity) 
Standard for general use, and particularly desirable for pies. Fruits 
round, flattened at ends, weigh 6 to 8 pounds; skin hard, smooth, some¬ 
what ribbed, deep orange; flesh thick, sweet, orange-yellow and of high 
quality. 
