Very large deep orange winter squash on large vines, not for small gardens! C. Maxima. Good for pies, soups, etc. Keeps well. Fruits can grow to over 20 pounds. 20 seeds per pack.
Also known as Red Hubbard and Golden Warted Hubbard. Introduced in the late 1800's to the seed trade, the origin of this squash is unknown but was first sold by Storrs & Harrison Seed Company of Painesville, Ohio. It is possible the original seed stock was collected locally as was common by searching seedsmen in the 1800's. Fruits average 8-10 pounds. Stores well but best flavor is within 3 months of harvest. Fine grained flesh makes great pies, casseroles and soups. Excellent fall decoration too. 30 seed per pack.
Old fashion type pumpkin. Once a very popular canning variety. 10 to 15 pound pumpkins, more tall than round. Very similar to Miami Green Spotted. Very much like many native grown squash.30 seeds per pack.
C. Moschata, parent to the Butternut Winter Squash. Smooth grained texture, good flavor, prized for pies. Old New England variety originated among the Iroquois Indians. Introduced 1834 by Boston seedsman Charles H. Hovey. Great historical variety. 30 seeds per pack.
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Tobacco has historically been a very important part of agriculture in the Appalachian region. Ky 5 is a "Burley" type tobacco with a slightly upright leaf, grows 5' to 6' tall. This is an old strain dating to the 1920's. Resistant to Black Root rot. Seeds are tiny, sow on the soil surface, germination usually within a week. Pack contains 1/2 gram of seed, approximately 2,000 seed. Very ornamental.