VARIETAL DESCRIPTIONS OF VEGETABLES 
KEYSTONE SEEDS 
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PUMPKIN 
Cucurbita moschata 
LARGE CHEESE—Distinctly improved- Season. 
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CONNECTICUT FIELD or Big Tom C. pepo PSALM 
A standard field variety. Commonly grown for pies, canning, and feeding to stock. 
Heavy producer. 
FRUIT—Average about 12 inches long, 14 inches in diameter; weighs around 20 
pounds; round and flattened on the ends, with smooth, hard, somewhat 
grooved surface; orange-yellow in color. 
FLESH—Thick, coarse, dry, sweet, and orange-yellow in color. 
CUSHAW CROOKNECK GOLDEN PYTHA 
Also known as Golden Winter Crookneck squash. A large type used for baking, 
boiling, canning, and for pies. Usually grown in corn fields. Produces a large number 
of fruits per vine. 
FRUIT—20 inches long, 9 inches in diameter; weighs 12 pounds; golden yellow in 
color; complete crooked neck which is long and slender; blossom end enlarged 
and contains the seeds; shell, smooth and hard at maturity. 
FLESH—Medium thick, rich yellow, dry, and sweet. 
CUSHAW CROOKNECK (Green Striped) PSHAW 
An old favorite whictuis widely grown for stock feed, but sometimes used by canners. 
Makes good pies. Like the rest of the cushaws, it is exceedingly prolific. 
FRUIT—20 inches long and 9 inches in diameter; weighs around 12 pounds; skin 
smooth and white, with mottled green stripes; shell, hard at maturity; neck 
curved, but not as much as the Golden Cushaw. 
FLESH—Yellow, thick, solid, and fairly fine grained. 
CUSHAW CROOKNECK (White) or Jonathan PYXID 
Similar to the Green Striped in type and usefulness, except neck is shorter and a little 
better for storage because it is harder. 
FRUIT —18 inches long and 8 inches in diameter; weighs around 10 pounds; skin, 
creamy white; rind, hard. 
FLESH—Thiel, solid, fine grained, and of fine quality. 
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