DESSERT SEED CO. re EL CENTRO, CALIF. 

PUMPKIN 
(Cucurbita spp.) (Annual) 
California Field (Cucurbita moschata). Largely used for stock feed- 
ing. Fruit very large, vary somewhat in shape and color. Flesh 
yellow. 
Connecticut Field or Large Yellow (C. pepo.). Sometimes called Big 
Tom. Standard field variety for feeding to stock and for canning 
and pies. Fruits are large, 18-20 lbs. and larger, flattish globe shape 
and a little ribbed. Rich orange-yellow color. Flesh thick, coarse, 
dry and sweet, deep yellow in color. 
Cushaw Green Striped (C. moschata). Crook-necked, used largely for 
stock feed and can be used for canning and pies. Very prolific. 
Fruit about 20 inches long, smooth skin. Color white with green 
stripes and veining. Weighs 12 lbs. and up. Flesh thick, solid, 
not very dry, yellow. 
Cushaw Golden (C. moschata) (Golden Winter Crookneck). Bulbous 
crookneck shape, used for baking pies and canning. Very prolific, 
fruits 18-20 inches long, 9 inches in diameter at bulbous end. Color 
golden yellow. Weighs 12 lbs. and up. Flesh thick, solid, dry and 
sweet, rich yellow color. 
Early Cheyenne (C. pepo) (Cheyenne Bush). Valuable where space is 
limited. Very special quality for pies and baking. Fruit is flattened 
round, about 4 inches deep and 6-7 inches in diameter. Slightly 
ribbed, color reddish orange, weighs about 2142-3 lbs. Flesh medium 
aoe deep reddish orange color, fine texture, fairly dry, fine 
avor. 
King of the Mammoth (C. maxima) (Mammoth Chili, Jumbo). Largely 
used for stock feed. Can be used for canning, very productive, 
high-feeding value. Fruit is a very large slightly flattened globe. 
Is shallow ribbed, diameter 18-20 inches, weighs 60 lbs. and up 
(sometimes 100 lbs.). Color yellow mottled with orange. Flesh 
thick, bright yellow, coarse and of good flavor. 
Small Sugar or Boston Pie (C. pepo) (Early Sugar, New England Pie). 
Early and especially good tor pies. Small fruit, but equals other 
varieties in total weight, good keeper, flattish round shape, 6-8 
inches deep by 8-9 inches in diameter, distinctly ribbed and deep 
atk in color. Flesh deep orange, thick, sweet and dry, excellent 
quality. 
Sweet Cheese or Kentucky Field (C. moschata). Used for stock feed and 
canning. A standard variety largely grown in the South. Very 
productive, large fruit, irregular in shape, but usually a flattened 
globe shape, 8-10 inches deep by 12-15 inches in diameter. Some 
are deeper and more globular. Slightiy ribbed, weighs 15 lbs. and 
up. Color of skin creamy buff and flesh is deep salmon yellow, 
thick and has a good flavor. 
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