. Descriptive catalog of vegetables. Canning and preserving Equipment and supplies Catalogs; Commercial catalogs; Nurseries (Horticulture) Catalogs; Vegetables Seeds Catalogs; Seeds Catalogs; Fruit Catalogs; Herbs Catalogs. BREEDERS AND GROWERS 69. Long Cocozelle Squash A pure-line stock, early and uniform Length Diameter inches inches Mammoth Chili 20 to 28 16 to 20 The giant among squashes, grown for exhibition purposes and stock feeding. Fruits oblong, pointed at blossom end, weigh 80 to 150 pounds; skin mottled deep orange and yellow; flesh thick, stringy, and coarse. A prolific winter sor
. Descriptive catalog of vegetables. Canning and preserving Equipment and supplies Catalogs; Commercial catalogs; Nurseries (Horticulture) Catalogs; Vegetables Seeds Catalogs; Seeds Catalogs; Fruit Catalogs; Herbs Catalogs. BREEDERS AND GROWERS 69. Long Cocozelle Squash A pure-line stock, early and uniform Length Diameter inches inches Mammoth Chili 20 to 28 16 to 20 The giant among squashes, grown for exhibition purposes and stock feeding. Fruits oblong, pointed at blossom end, weigh 80 to 150 pounds; skin mottled deep orange and yellow; flesh thick, stringy, and coarse. A prolific winter sort. TABLE QUEEN or DES MOINES 5 to 6 4*/2 Also called Acorn. Desirable for home and market garden use, also for shipping. Trailing in habit, with acorn-shaped fruits, ribbed, smooth, thin-shelled, dark green. Flesh light yellow, bakes well, with sweet, inviting flavor. An early maturing variety. Turban or Essex Hybrid 10 8 These varieties are commonly considered the same, but more accurately, Essex Hybrid has a harder shell than Turban. A winter variety of excellent keeping quality for home and market garden use. Fruits weigh 9 to 10 pounds, turban-shaped, cylindrical, flattened, with distinct button on blossom end. Skin orange-red in color, some- what rough; flesh deep orange, and of good flavor. VERMONT HUBBARD 12 8 to 9 Originated by the Vermont Agricultural Experiment Sta- tion. Similar in size and shape to Improved Hubbard, but more warted and uniform. Fruits weigh 10 pounds; dark green in color; shell very hard and strong; flesh excep- tionally thick, deep orange, dry, fine-grained, and of excel- lent flavor. A worthy addition to the Hubbard group. Days from planting to market - able stage 100 58 100 105. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Associated Seed Growers, Inc; Henry G. Gilbert Nurs
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