GARDEN SEED ANNUAL 
PUMPKIN 
STRIPED CUSH AW. A crookneck type with creamy 
white skin mottled or striped with green. The 
flesh is yellow, solid and fine grained. 
SMALL SUGAR OR NEW ENGLAND PIE. The skin 
of this small pie pumpkin is deep orange, the 
flesh deep yellow. Probably the most popular 
variety for pies. 
TENNESSEE SWEET POTATO. Medium sized, pear 
shaped and slightly ribbed. The skin is creamy 
white, lightly striped with green. The flesh 
is light colored and of fine grain. 
WHITE CUSHAW OR JONATHAN. A crookneck 
type with a hard, creamy white shell. 
WINTER LUXURY. An unusually good sort for 
pies. Medium size, skin a yellowish russet color, 
and finely netted. The flesh is deep golden 
color, sweet, tender and fine grained. 
Culture —Plant when the ground is warm, in 
hills 8x8 feet apart. One ounce for 10 hills; 
3 to 4 pounds per acre. Thin to 2 or 3 plants 
per hill. 
CONNECTICUT FIELD. The best yellow pumpkin, 
it is large and round or nearly so. The skin 
is a reddish-orange color, the flesh orange- 
yellow. Much used for stock feeding. It is 
also used for making pies, and by some is 
considered the equal of the smaller varieties 
for that purpose. It is frequently grown with 
corn, and is consequently known as Field Pump¬ 
kin or Leatherback. However, it should not be 
confused with Kentucky Field, which is quite 
different. 
Striped Cushaw 
QUAKER PIE. A pear-shaped variety of medium 
size; flesh and shell a creamy white. 
Connecticut Field 
GOLDEN CUSHAW. Like White Cushaw, except as 
to color of skin. 
GOLDEN OBLONG. Similar to Connecticut Field, 
bat measuring about twice as long as it is 
thick. 
JAPANESE PIE. Shaped like the Cushaws, but has 
a deep green skin with dark stripes. Flesh 
deep yellow. 
LARGE CHEESE OR KENTUCKY FIELD. A flattened 
variety, skin buff colored, flesh yellow. This 
is the favorite canning sort. 
KING OF THE MAMMOTH OR POT IRON. The 
largest variety of pumpkin, frequently weigh¬ 
ing more than 100 lbs., and occasionally as 
much as 250 lbs. 
MAMMOTH TOURS. A large, oblong variety, val¬ 
uable for exhibition and for stock food. The 
skin is smooth and gray-green in color. Small Sugar 
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