COCOZZA LOUNGA Lagenaria leucantha var. longissima. 
Fruits: 48-60” long x 6” in diameter, spatulate, edible fruit, cylindrical, 
very pale uniform green. The fruits must be eaten when very young 
and fruit soon becomes fibrous and hard shelled. 
Flesh: Creamy white with slight green tinge under skin. 
This is not a true squash, but is actually a gourd known commonly as 
“Hercules Club”. 
COCOZELLE VEGETABLE MARROW (ITALIAN VEGETABLE MAR- 
ROW, COCOZELLA DI NAPOLI) . . .. ._ . 60-64 days 
Fruits: 14-18” long x 312-414” in diameter, long cylindrical, straight 
prominent ridges at stem end, alternately striped dark and light green 
in edible stage, becoming dark green and dull yellow at maturity. 
Flesh: Tender, juicy, fine flavored, white in edible stage. 
CONNECTICUT STRAIGHTNECK, LEMON COLOR 
Honorable Mention 1939 .  .  . 50-54 days 
Fruits: 8-10” long x 24%2-3” apical diameter, straight sided, tapering 
slightly toward stem end, square tip with prominent blossom scar, 
moderately warted, pale or lemon yellow color in edible stage, occa- 
sionally green tinged, becomes medium yellow in mature seed stage. 
While not as prolific as EARLY PROLIFIC STRAIGHTNECK, this variety 
yields more pounds of early fruit. Being a massed-inbred variety, the 
plants are smaller and can be planted closer than other bush types. 
Developed by L. C. Curtis of the Connecticut Agricultural Experiment 
Station. 
Flesh: Creamy yellow, tender, flavorful. 
EARLY PROLIFIC STRAIGHTNECK Silver Medal 1938 
51-55 days 
Fruits: Inbred strain of GIANT STRAIGHTNECK and, like CONNECTICUT 
STRAIGHTNECK, small plant, permitting thicker stand. 8-10” long x 
2-2”, largest diameter, long, slender pear shape with rounded or ab- 
ruptly tapered tip, smooth or sparsely warted; light yellow in edible 
stage becoming deep golden yellow in mature seed stage. 
Flesh: Creamy yellow, excellent quality, firm. 
EARLY SUMMER CROOKNECK ee - « « 22-0Rdes 
Fruits: 8-10” long x 212-3” largest diameter, long slim-pear shaped with 
curved neck, heavily warted, medium yellow in edible stage becoming 
dark or orange-yellow when mature for seed. 
Flesh: Creamy white, fairly firm, juicy in edible stage. 
EARLY WHITE BUSH SCALLOP (PATTY PAN) . .~. ‘52-56 days 
Fruits: 242-3” deep x 5-7” in diameter in edible stage, disk or flared-bowl 
shape with prominent ribbing on edge of flare which gives escalloped 
appearance; creamy white in edible stage becoming chalky white at 
mature seed stage. 
Flesh: Green tinged white, tender, juicy. 
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