
DESSERT SEED CO. Bhi EL CENTRO, CALIF. 
SQUASH, Winter, Continued 
Butternut (C. moschata.). A development from one of the Cushaw 
Pumpkin types but a distinctly shaped fruit 8 to 10 inches long, 
bulbous at blossom end where it attains 4 to 5 inches in diameter. 
Very solid flesh, yellow, fine grained, dry and excellent quality. 
Skin creamy yellow, thin but tough, an excellent variety for all pur- 
poses. 
Delicata or Sweet Potato (C. pepo.). Rather small oblong fruits, 8 to 10 
inches long by 4 inches in diameter. Skin is cream color with dark 
green stripes, very attractive. Flesh is orange-yellow, tender, crisp 
and sweet. Good flavor, stores well. 
Delicious (Green Delicious). Fruits are top-shaped, 10 to 12 inches 
long and 8 to 10 inches wide at thick end. Weight 7 to 8 pounds. 
Color dark green with lighter green stripes at the blossom end. 
Flesh color orange, thick, dry and good flavor. Excellent keeper. 
_Golden Delicious. Fruits similar to Green Delicious but color of skin is 
reddish orange with green blotches at tip. Weight 6 to 9 pounds. 
Flesh thick, color deeper orange than Green Delicious, dry, excel- 
lent flavor, very useful for canning and freezing. 
Hubbard Blue. Considered the best quality of all the Hubbard 
Squashes, the form of these Squashes is often described as having 
a neck at both ends with large globular center. Blue Hubbard is 
14 to 15 inches long and 9 to 10 inches in diameter in the center. 
Color of rind is blue gray, hard, thick, warted and slightly ridged. 
Weighs 12 to 14 pounds. Flesh orange yellow, thick firm texture, 
very good flavor. 
Hubbard, Improved Green. Skin of bronzy green color, a little warted, 
rind tough and hard, length 12 inches by a width of about 9 
Inches. Flesh thick, dry and sweet, orange yellow in color. Good 
shipper and a good keeper. 
Hubbard Golden (Red Hubbard). Reddish orange skin, large but rather 
shallow warts, also has grayish red stripes at blossom end. 10 to 
12 inches long by 7 to 9 inches in diameter at center. Flesh deep 
yellowish orange, fine grained, dry and sweet flavor. A little 
smaller and earlier than the other Hubbards. Useful for canning 
and freezing. 
Hubbard, Warted (Chicago Warted Hubbard). Dark green skin, very 
heavily warted. True Hubbard shape, large globular center taper- 
ing off to both ends. A large fruit 12 to 14 pounds in weight. 
Flesh rich golden yellow, dry, fine grained, good flavor. A good 
shipping variety. 
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