Buttercup 
Boston Marrow, C. maxima 97 days 
Fruit—14 inches long, 10 inches diameter, 
resembles Hubbard in shape and size, 
weight up to 15 pounds, deep salmon 
orange skin, somewhat rough and hard. 
Flesh—Yellow, thick, fine grained. 
A very productive standard late fall vari- 
ety, extensively used in the North for 
canning and freezing. 
Boston Marrow Special, C. maxima 
97 days 
Fruit—Large, 16 inches long, 12 inches 
diameter, a darker reddish-orange color 
than regular Boston Marrow. Similar 
to Golden Delicious Color. Fruit often 
weighs 20 pounds or more. 
Flesh—Thick similar in color to Boston 
Marrow. 
Identical to Boston Marrow except that 
it has a much brighter, more intense 
brick red exterior skin color. Color is 
similar to Golden Delicious. 
Buttercup, C. maxima 100 days 
Fruit—4% inches deep x 6% diameter, 
turban shaped with distinctive protrud- 
ing button at blossom end of many 
fruits, slightly ribbed, rind thin but 
hard and tough, skin dark green with 
silvery-white lines and flecked with dull 
gray spots. 
Flesh—Deep golden-yellow, thick dry and 
very sweet and fine grained. Tops in 
quality. 
This excellent variety was developed by 
Professor A. F. Yaeger at North Dako- 
ta Agric. Exper. Station. Considered 
by many the standard of excellence in 
quality, it is also prolific, early and a 
fairly good keeper. 
Butternut, C. moschata 
Fruit—12 inches long x 5 inches at 
largest diameter, shape similar to 
elongated pear, rind hard but tough, 
skin smooth, light cream-buff. 
100 days 
Flesh—The stem or neck end averages 
7 inches long x 3% inches through and 
interior is solid meat. Flesh quite dry, 
light yellow with sweet nutty flavor 
and excellent quality. The small seed 
cavity is located at the bulbous blossom 
end. 
Plant—Vine. 
An ideal home garden baking type of 
highest quality introduced by Joseph 
Breck and Sons. A prolific yielder and 
fairly good keeper. 
Chicago Warted Hubbard, N. K. 
& Co. Strain, C. maxima 115 days 
Fruit—15 inches long x 10 inches through 
at widest diameter, largest of the green 
Hubbard types, densely covered with 
warts, thick and hard shelled, very dark 
green. 
Flesh—Dark golden-yellow, thick, dry, 
fine-grained, sweet flavored and of good 
quality. 
Plant—Vine. 
A popular type of Hubbard because of 
large fruit size and yielding ability, 
good quality and fact that it keeps 
well. Recommended for home or market 
gardens. 
Delicata or Sweet Potato, 
C. pepo 80 days 
Fruit—6-8 x 3-3% inches oblong, blocky, 
shallow ribbing, smooth skin, cream and 
yellow with green stripes. 
Flesh—Orange, thin, tender, sweet, fine 
grained. 
Plant—Vine. 
Individual squash. Stores well, very good 
quality. 
Golden Delicious, C. maxima 100 days 
Fruit—10 inches long, 8 inches diameter, 
top or heart shaped, weight 10 pounds, 
red-orange color. 
Flesh—Thick, dry, medium grained, or- 
ange-yellow, good quality. 
Plant—Vine. 
Originated by Gill Bros. Seed Co., and 
now widely used and popular with home 
gardeners as well as in the canning and 
freezing industry. Well known for its 
quality and excellent keeping charac- 
teristics. 
Gregory’s or Green Delicious, 
C. maxima 105 days 
Fruit—812 inches deep x 7% inches in di- 
ameter, top-shaped, rind thin but hard, 
dark green mottled, with lighter green 
stripes leading to the blossom end. 
Flesh—Bright yellow-orange, good qual- 
ity, extremely thick, fine grained, dry 
and without fiber. 
Plant—Vine. 
Similar to Golden Delicious except for size 
and skin color and maturity. An ex- 
cellent variety for the home garden. 
Keeps well in storage. 
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