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Keywords: The field and garden vegetables of America (Page 208) (6002641890).jpg ' s <br> Cl CI RBITACEOUS PLANTS <br> Bush Summer Warted Crookneck <br> Early Summer Crookneck Yellow Summer Warted Crookneck <br> Cucurbita verrucosa <br> Plant dwarfish or bushy in habit generally about two feet <br> and a half in height or length ; fruit largest at the blossom- <br> end and tapering gradually to a neck which <br> is solid and more or less curved ; size me- <br> dium ” average specimens when suitable for <br> use measuring about eight inches in length <br> and three inches in diameter at the broadest <br> part ; the neck is usually about two inches in <br> thickness ; color clear bright-yellow ; skin <br> very warty thin and easily broken by the <br> nail while the fruit is young and suitable for <br> use ” as the season of maturity approaches <br> the rind gradually becomes firmer and when <br> fully ripe is very hard and shell-like ; flesh <br> greenish-yellow dry and well flavored ; <br> seeds comparatively small broad in propor- <br> tion to the length and of a pale-yellow <br> color About four hundred are contained in an ounce <br> The Bush Summer Crookneck is generally esteemed the <br> finest of the summer varieties It is used only while young <br> and tender or when the skin can be easily pierced or broken <br> by the nail After the fruit hardens the flesh becomes wa- <br> tery coarse strong flavored and unfit for table use <br> On account of the dwarfish character of the plants the <br> hills may be made four feet apart Three plants will be suf- <br> ficient for a hill <br> cb Squ <br> Early White Bush Scolloped <br> White Pattypan Cymbling White Summer Scolloped Pattison <br> Blanc 17/ <br> This is a sub-variety of the Early Yellow Bush Scolloped <br> The plant has the same dwarf habit and the fruit is nearly 29062546 92326 42073 Page 208 Text http //www biodiversitylibrary org/page/29062546 1863 10 5962/bhl title 42073 Burr Fearing NameFound Cucurbita verrucosa NameConfirmed Cucurbita verrucosa NameBankID 8545541 Biodiversity Heritage Library The field and garden vegetables of America United States Varieties Vegetable gardening Vegetables Library Congress bhl page 29062546 dc identifier http //biodiversitylibrary org/page/29062546 united states Information field Flickr posted date ISOdate 2011-08-02 CC-BY-2 0 BioDivLibrary https //flickr com/photos/61021753 N02/6002641890 2015-09-10 20 59 51 cc-by-2 0 PD-old-70-1923 The field and garden vegetables of America Photos uploaded from Flickr by Fæ using a script
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