Cucurbita spp.



Banana Pink Jumbo W 105 Vine About 110 x 20 cm, 24-28 Kg Long, cylindrical, rather pointed at blossom end Smooth, pink orange Thick, firm and sweet flesh. Yellowish orange in color. For canning, baking and pie making. A "jumbo" fruit about 30 Kgs. Black Beauty S 50 Open bush 20 x 5 cm Slightly tapered Dark green glossy Home market and shipping variety. Good flavor. Caserta S 40 Open bush 12-15 cm Cylindrical, tapered toward stem ends Gray-green striped Early maturing and distinctive. Good for shipping and home. Crookneck Early Summer Squash S 45 Compact 12-15 cm Curved neck, bulbous at blossom end Light yellow Popular standard variety, mild sweet flavored. Holds and ships well. Lubnani S 50 Vigorous, dark green hairy leaves 12-15 cm Tapered at stem end Pale green Marrow type fruit good for stuffing. Popular in the Middle East. Scallop Early White Bush S 50 Heavy bush 6-10 cm diam. Scalloped edges, flat disc Creamy white Firm flesh and mild flavor, very prolific. Scallop Yellow Bush S 50 Open habit 5-8 cm diam. Round, flat discs with scalloped edges Golden yellow Flesh is mild and firm, prolific plant Straitneck Early Prolific S 60 Upright 15-20 cm Slightly tapered, cylinder Lemon yellow Popular standard variety. Firm, tender and succulent flesh. Very prolific. Table Queen Acorn W 85 Vine medium 10-14 cm Acorn shaped, deeply ribbed, pointed toward blossom end Dark olive green Excellent storage, good shipping, good baking quality. Vegetable Marrow, White Bush S 45 Large 17-20 cm Bulbous Creamy white Excellent flavor, good for stuffing. Best when used before maturity. Vegetable Spaghetti W 90 Vine 25-30 cm long, 12-15 cm diam. Cylindrical Yellow Yellow tender flesh can be stored into mid winter. Excellent for home and market. Waltham Butternut W 95 Vigorous vine 20-25 cm long Bottle shaped, elongated pear Tan All purpose variety with medium storage capability. Zapallito Del Tronco S 50 Upright, bushy 7-10 cm diam. Round Medium green Fresh market and home garden variety. Popular in the southern part of South America. Zucchini Black S 45 Bushy with heavy cover 15-20 cm long, 5 cm diam. Cylindrical, straight with slight ridging at the stem end Very dark green Ships and stores well. Seeds are distinctively long and narrow. Zucchini Gray S 50 Open bush 15-18 cm long, 5 cm diam. Almost cylindrical Green with grayish tone Good shipper. High quality flesh. Mild flavor. Zucchini Round S 45 Vigorous 6-7 cm diam. Globe Greenish gray skin Tasty home garden type. Very productive. Dark Green Zucchini S 50 Bush, closed habit, spiny 18-22 cm long, 5 cm diam. Cylindrical, smooth Rich dark green Excellent Italian squash flavor. A home and market variety. SHX-262 S 40-50 Single stem, semi open bush 15-18 cm Bulbous Pale green This hybrid, a Lebanese marrow type, produces high yields of uniform fruit of delicate flavor. SHX-233 S 45-50 Vigorous and compact 15-17 cm Bulbous Medium green A very popular hybrid with high yields of the Lebanese marrow type. SHX-231 S 45 Vigorous plant and good cover 15-18 cm Slightly bulbous Light green faintly striped A hybrid marrow type summer squash. Very popular in the Middle East and Latin America. Excellent flavor and good yield. Diamant S 45-50 Compact, open 18-20 cm Cylindrical Dark green with lighter flecking A beautiful Storr's type. Slightly earlier. Adapted to greenhouse/plastic as well as field production. Very heavy yield. Green Clipper S 50 Upright habit, serrated leaves 18-20 cm Smooth, cylindrical Glossy green A prolific yielder with continuous flower setting over an extended period of time. It is an improved hybrid of the zucchini type. SHX-255 S 50 Extremely prolific 12-15 cm Slightly bulbous Light green, slightly mottled This hybrid produces fruits during a long period of time. A squash specially selected for the Arab world. Lebanese Marrow Hybrid S 45-50 Very large and heavy bush 10-14 cm Somewhat bulbous Pale green skin Another marrow type, summer hybrid squash. Produces fruit nearly every leaf node. Storrs Green S 50 Compact, open 18-20 cm Cylindrical, tapered at stem end Medium green with light green flecking An old hybrid, but still very popular in Europe. Excellent plant vigor.



Banana Pink Jumbo	W	105	Vine	About 110 x 20 cm, 24-28 Kg	Long, cylindrical, rather pointed at blossom end	Smooth, pink orange	Thick, firm and sweet flesh. Yellowish orange in color. For canning, baking and pie making. A "jumbo" fruit about 30 Kgs.
Black Beauty	S	50	Open bush	20 x 5 cm	Slightly tapered	Dark green glossy	Home market and shipping variety. Good flavor.
Caserta	S	40	Open bush	12-15 cm	Cylindrical, tapered toward stem ends	Gray-green striped	Early maturing and distinctive. Good for shipping and home.
Crookneck Early Summer Squash	S	45	Compact	12-15 cm	Curved neck, bulbous at blossom end	Light yellow	Popular standard variety, mild sweet flavored. Holds and ships well.
Lubnani	S	50	Vigorous, dark green hairy leaves	12-15 cm	Tapered at stem end	Pale green	Marrow type fruit good for stuffing. Popular in the Middle East.
Scallop Early White Bush	S	50	Heavy bush	6-10 cm diam.	Scalloped edges, flat disc	Creamy white	Firm flesh and mild flavor, very prolific.
Scallop Yellow Bush	S	50	Open habit	5-8 cm diam.	Round, flat discs with scalloped edges	Golden yellow	Flesh is mild and firm, prolific plant
Straitneck Early Prolific	S	60	Upright	15-20 cm	Slightly tapered, cylinder	Lemon yellow	Popular standard variety. Firm, tender and succulent flesh. Very prolific.
Table Queen Acorn	W	85	Vine medium	10-14 cm	Acorn shaped, deeply ribbed, pointed toward blossom end	Dark olive green	Excellent storage, good shipping, good baking quality.
Vegetable Marrow, White Bush	S	45	Large	17-20 cm	Bulbous	Creamy white	Excellent flavor, good for stuffing. Best when used before maturity.
Vegetable Spaghetti	W	90	Vine	25-30 cm long, 12-15 cm diam.	Cylindrical	Yellow	Yellow tender flesh can be stored into mid winter. Excellent for home and market.
Waltham Butternut	W	95	Vigorous vine	20-25 cm long	Bottle shaped, elongated pear	Tan	All purpose variety with medium storage capability.
Zapallito Del Tronco	S	50	Upright, bushy	7-10 cm diam.	Round	Medium green	Fresh market and home garden variety. Popular in the southern part of South America.
Zucchini Black	S	45	Bushy with heavy cover	15-20 cm long, 5 cm diam.	Cylindrical, straight with slight ridging at the stem end	Very dark green	Ships and stores well. Seeds are distinctively long and narrow.
Zucchini Gray	S	50	Open bush	15-18 cm long, 5 cm diam.	Almost cylindrical	Green with grayish tone	Good shipper. High quality flesh. Mild flavor.
Zucchini Round	S	45	Vigorous	6-7 cm diam.	Globe	Greenish gray skin	Tasty home garden type. Very productive.
Dark Green Zucchini	S	50	Bush, closed habit, spiny	18-22 cm long, 5 cm diam.	Cylindrical, smooth	Rich dark green	Excellent Italian squash flavor. A home and market variety.

SHX-262	S	40-50	Single stem, semi open bush	15-18 cm	Bulbous	Pale green	This hybrid, a Lebanese marrow type, produces high yields of uniform fruit of delicate flavor.
SHX-233	S	45-50	Vigorous and compact	15-17 cm	Bulbous	Medium green	A very popular hybrid with high yields of the Lebanese marrow type.
SHX-231	S	45	Vigorous plant and good cover	15-18 cm	Slightly bulbous	Light green faintly striped	A hybrid marrow type summer squash. Very popular in the Middle East and Latin America. Excellent flavor and good yield.
Diamant	S	45-50	Compact, open	18-20 cm	Cylindrical	Dark green with lighter flecking	A beautiful Storr's type. Slightly earlier. Adapted to greenhouse/plastic as well as field production. Very heavy yield.
Green Clipper	S	50	Upright habit, serrated leaves	18-20 cm	Smooth, cylindrical	Glossy green	A prolific yielder with continuous flower setting over an extended period of time. It is an improved hybrid of the zucchini type.
SHX-255	S	50	Extremely prolific	12-15 cm	Slightly bulbous	Light green, slightly mottled	This hybrid produces fruits during a long period of time. A squash specially selected for the Arab world.
Lebanese Marrow Hybrid	S	45-50	Very large and heavy bush	10-14 cm	Somewhat bulbous	Pale green skin	Another marrow type, summer hybrid squash. Produces fruit nearly every leaf node.
Storrs Green	S	50	Compact, open	18-20 cm	Cylindrical, tapered at stem end	Medium green with light green flecking	An old hybrid, but still very popular in Europe. Excellent plant vigor.