WINTER OR VINING TYPES 
BLUE BANANA .__.._.. meee 105-1 15 days 
Fruits: 18-20” long, 5-6” in femetcn fone! nearly cylindrical, long con- 
vex-curved taper at both ends, weigh 10-12 lbs., skin medium hard 
and smooth, slately blue green. 
Flesh: Medium thick, orange yellow, very fine textured, dry, fairly good 
quality; stores well. 
BLUE HUBBARD... eee ere LO-120 days 
Fruits: 15-18” long, 9-12” reer ametey bulged fusiform or cigar- 
shaped with symmetrical necks on both ends, weigh 12-18 Ibs., slatey 
blue, skin very hard, thick and coarsely warted with irregular ribbing. 
Flesh: Thick to very thick, dull orange, fine textured, moderately dry and 
sweet, good flavor and quality. 
BOSTON MARROW eae pene 2-100 days 
Fruits: 12-15” long, 9-12” diameter; cai: to HUBBARD in size and shape, 
weigh 7-9 lIbs., hard, rough, dull orange skin. 
Flesh: Thick, orange-tinged golden, thick, moist, fine grained, sweet. 
BUTTERCUP ..._.. eee. LOU, days 
Fruits: 6-8” in diameter, acelin Selle 3- 4 Ibs, shaped like a turban, 
slightly ribbed, dark green, faintly striped, slight mottling. Thin tough 
rind. 
Flesh: Deep yellow to orange, dry, sweet, fine grained, excellent flavor. 
Developed by Dr. Yeager of North Dakota Agricultural College. It 
is highly productive and keeps well. 
*XBUTTERNUT. ... | Ay ee 9 5-102 days 
Fruits: 10-12” long, 4-5” in a ees sheng long pear shape, dull pale 
orange, weigh 312-5 lbs., skin smooth and hard. 
Flesh: Very thick, seed cavity only in bulbous end, very dry, ivory white, 
excellent flavor and quality, ideal home garden baking type. Very 
popular in the East. 
DELICATA (SWEET POTATO) . . .. . .  . ~~. + +=80-90 days 
Fruits: 8-10” long, 3142-412” in diameter, weigh 2-3 lbs., cylindrical 
with narrow, shallow ribbing, alternate striping of cream and dark 
green, becoming cream and orange striped during storage; shell 
medium hard. 
Flesh: Thin to medium, orange-yellow, very fine texture, crispy, dry ten- 
der, sweet, good flavor and quality; stores well. 
*GOLDEN DELICIOUS ae . . 100-105 days 
Fruits: 10-12” long 8-10” nareren a qirynstl bright reddish or tan- 
gerine orange with occasional green splotches at blossom end; weigh 
6-9 Ibs.; skin hard and smooth. 
Flesh: Thick, deep orange, medium grained, dry with high starch con- 
tent, excellent flavor; widely used for canning and freezing. 
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