NAME
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DESCRIPTION
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| ACORN |
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Hard, thick dark green skin.
Yellow flesh bakes beautifully. Good Keeper. Very popular. |
| BIRDHOUSE |
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Hourglass shape is perfect for
creating natural hanging birdhouses. Simply dry over winter & drill
in spring. Can also be painted or varnished once dry. |
| BLUE HUBBARD |
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Unusual shape, large size and
unique silvery-blue skin make this a great choice for decorating.
Fine grained flesh is rather bland and gives best flavor when baked
and then mashed with spices or brown sugar to enhance sweetness. |
| BUTTERCUP |
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Considered the
"Gold Standard" against which other eating squashes are compared.
Exceptionally sweet and smooth flesh is excellent baked. |
| BUTTERNUT |
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Attractive smooth
cashew-colored skin. Flesh has good flavor & texture. Good keeper. |
| CARNIVAL |
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Colorful multi-colored skin
and exceptionally sweet, nutty flavored flesh. Among the finest for
eating. Good keeper. |
| CINDERELLA |
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Shaped like Cinderella's
"pumpkin" carriage, this is a favorite with children for autumn
decorating. A French heirloom variety introduced in the United
States in 1883. SOLD OUT |
| COTTON CANDY |
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A beautiful
decorative pumpkin with smooth clean white skin and vanilla-white
sweet flavored flesh. |
| DELICATA |
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Lemon yellow
skin with forest-green vertical stripes. Fine grained flesh is among
the sweetest of table squashes. Heirloom variety introduced in 1894. |
FAIRY
TALE |
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Flattened
shape, similar to 'Cinderella'. Green skin. Deep orange sweet
flavored flesh. |
| GALEUX D'EYSINES |
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Also called "Bumpkins" or
"Pink Peanuts", for obvious reasons. Unusual "warty" appearance
makes it unique for decorating. Sweet moist orange flesh is also
good for baking & soups. |
| GEORGIA CANDY ROASTER |
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A huge
elongated squash with thin pinkish colored skin. Deliciously sweet
orange flesh is excellent for baking. Rare. |
| GOLDEN HUBBARD |
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Hard dark
orange skin. Sweet, dry fine-grained golden-yellow flesh is good for
baking & roasting. Heirloom variety introduced in 1898. Good Keeper.
SOLD OUT |
| JARRAHDALE |
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Smooth, shiny
slate-blue skin and flattened heavily ribbed form are highly
decorative. Good keeper. |
| LA ESTELLA |
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A newer
introduction selected for uniform fruit size and superior flesh
color. |
| MARINA DI CHIOGGIA |
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An heirloom
squash from the Italian coastal town of Chioggia. Rich, sweet
orange-yellow flesh is delicious in pies or baked. |
| MINI PUMPKINS |
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Bright orange,
perfectly shaped, super-hard little "Mini Pumpkins" are a favorite
for tabletop decorating and for carrying in children's small hands. |
| ONE TOO MANY |
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Pleasant soft
green & orange toned skin compliments the uniform shape of this
squash. A newer introduction selected for its decorative value. |
| PIE PUMPKINS |
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Just the right
size to use for pies & baking. Also a favorite with children. |
| PUMPKINS |
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Good ol'
fashioned pumpkins. All shapes and sizes. Great for decorating,
carving, and seed-baking. |
| RED EYE |
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Rounded shape
and roughly textured deep orange-red skin make this a good
decorating squash.SOLD OUT |
| SUNSPOT |
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Dark red
Buttercup hybrid with exceptionally tasty dry orange colored flesh. |
| SWAN GOURD |
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Perhaps the
most beautiful of all gourds. Graceful swan-shape is superbly
decorative. Can be dried over winter and painted or drilled in
spring. SOLD OUT |
| TURK'S TURBAN |
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A premier
decorating squash valued for its unique and beautiful appearance.
Fair table quality. An heirloom variety introduced in 1869. |
| VALENCIANO |
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Smooth skinned
ivory colored squash will add contrast to your fall decorating. |
WHITE
ACORN |
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Similar to the
familiar 'Acorn', but this one with creamy-white skin. Great for
eating or decorating. |
| WINGED GOURDS |
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Hard shelled
"winged" gourds are extraordinarily eye-catching and ideal for tabletop decorating. |