CORNET 
Days Main Uses Ksiate Pumpkin 97 
115 HMC EARLY SUGAR 
New England Pie 
C. pepo 
An excellent small-fruited pumpkin for canning and pie making. A prolific variety and 
a good keeper. 
FRUIT —6 inches deep, 8 inches in diameter, weigh about 4 pounds. Round, but flat- 
tened at the ends. Slightly grooved, hard shell. Very dark orange. 
FLESH—Fairly thick, fine textured, and sweet flavored. Orange-yellow. 
115 HC JAPANESE PIE 
Similar in shape to the cushaw pumpkins. Popular as an early canning variety, but also 
grown for stock feed. Seed irregularly marked, often in the manner of Japanese char- 
acters, hence the name. 
FRUIT —12 inches long, 8 inches in diameter at the blossom end, weigh about 12 
pounds. Dark green with lighter green stripes. 
FLESH—Fine grained, of good flavor and texture. Yellowish-orange. 
120 HMC KENTUCKY FIELD 
The most commonly known variety and still widely grown for canning. Hardy, heavily 
productive, and a good keeper. 
FRUIT —Variable in size and shape, generally deeper than wide, flattened at both 
ends and distinctly grooved. Weigh from 10 to 25 pounds. Shell hard, 
smooth, of creamy yellow color. 
FLESH—Good texture and flavor. Yellow. 
120 H KING OF THE MAMMOTH 
Potiron 
C. maxima 
This giant-fruited variety is noted for being the largest of all pumpkins or squashes. 
Makes an interesting specimen for show purposes, and valuable for stock feed. 
FRUIT —20 inches deep, 24 inches in diameter, weigh up to 100 pounds, but ordinarily 
weigh about 60 pounds. Flattened in shape, slightly grooved. Shell hard. 
Skin yellow, mottled with orange. 
FLESH—Thick, coarse, of fair quality. Deep yellow in color. 
110 HMC LARGE CHEESE 
Derives its name from the cheese box shape of its fruits. 
FRUIT —7 inches deep, 15 inches in diameter, sometimes larger. Weigh 12 to 15 
pounds. Very flat shape, slightly grooved. Shell hard. Skin deep yellow. 
FLESH—Fairly thick, of fine quality and flavor. Orange-yellow. 
