CATALOGUE

Spinach(Spinacia oleracea)
Packet = 50 seeds

Haldenstein - A Swiss heirloom from Haldenstein where an entire village has grown this variety since before WWI. This variety is an old fashioned prickly seeded sort that is extremely hard to find now a days. Low quantity. EXTREMELY RARE. (20 seeds/pkt)

$3.95

Giant Winter - Best planted very early spring or fall. Produces huge green leaves of good quality.

$3.00

Norfolk - A rare heirloom from Quebec. This variety has dark green savoyed leaves and is best planted in early spring or fall. EXTREMELY RARE.

$3.95

Squash(Cucurbita maxima)
Packet = 20 seeds

Amish Pie Pumpkin - Heirloom obtained from an Amish gardener in Maryland. The golden orange flesh makes this variety excellent for pies and freezing. The shape of these is quite interesting, sort of pumpkin shape on top and tapering to a slight point on the bottom. (90 days) Low quantity. (10 seeds/pkt)

$3.00

Arikara Squash - Originally grown by the Arikara Indians of North Dakota. This squash is oblong shaped with pinkish tribes also used the squash flowers. They made sure to pick only the male blossoms and dried them for winter use. A very good storage squash that is excellent for soup. (90 days) EXTREMELY RARE.

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Boston Marrow (pre-1830) - Originally grown by the Arikara Indians of North Dakota. This squash is oblong shaped with pinkish tribes also used the squash flowers. They made sure to pick only the male blossoms and dried them for winter use. A very good storage squash that is excellent for soup. (90 days) EXTREMELY RARE. recipe

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Galeux D'Eysines (pre-1883) - (a.k.a. Warted Sugar Marrow, Courge Brodee Galeuse, Giraumon Galeux d’Eysines) Originating from the Bordeaux region of France, this heirloom was first listed by Vilmorin in 1883 under the name Warted Sugar Marrow. The salmon pink squash can weigh up to 15 pounds and are shaped like slightly flattened pumpkins. The most unique trait of this variety is the large beige warts that it develops as it ripens. The flesh can be used for soup or baked and the long vines are productive and early. Beautiful for fall decorations. (100 days to maturity)

$3.00

North Georgia Candy Roaster - An old Appalachian heirloom from Northern Georgia. One of the best squash available. The long pinkish fruit has a green starburst on the tip and can weigh 10 lbs. I was very surprised that this squash did so well in Manitoba for two years in a row. Last year it was extremely wet and the long vines were very productive; this past summer was very dry and this variety still did extremely well. The light orange flesh is sweet and excellent baked or used for pies. The squash have the best flavor when fully ripe and allowed to store for a few months. The seed of this variety is very unique and brownish beige in color. An excellent variety that should be more widely grown. (100 days to maturity) RARE.

$3.00

Mandan Banquet - (a.k.a. Will's Banquet) Oscar H. Will developed the Mandan Banquet squash from a cross between Buttercup and Gilmore Squash. According to Hedrick in The Cucurbits of New York(1935), the Gilmore Squash was the result of a cross between the Winnebago and Arikara Squash and was introduced in 1926. The resulting Mandan Banquet Squash were orange in clolor with a cup on the bottom similar to Buttercup. Mandan Banquet is very early and has good quality thick orange flesh for baking. EXTREMELY RARE. Low quantity. (10 seeds per packet)

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Marina di Chioggia - The old heirloom “sea pumpkin of Chioggia” originates on the coast of Italy. A magnificent old squash that is great baked or in pies. The fruit are blue green in color with numerous warts and grow to about 10 pounds. Most have a button on the blossom end. Excellent for eating or fall decorations. Very tolerant of adverse conditions. (105 days) RARE.

$3.00

Rouge Vif D'Etampes (pre-1883) - (a.k.a. Red Etampes, Cinderella) A very old French heirloom that was first offered for sale in America by W. Atlee Burpee in 1883 but known in France in the early 1800’s. A beautiful flat pumpkin that Cinderella’s coach was modeled after. The flesh is thick and yellow and is good for pies or traditional pumpkin soup. In fact, this pumpkin was popular in Paris in the 1800’s because it made an excellent base for soups because the flavor was so mild that it didn’t take away from the other ingredients. One of the nicest things about this historic pumpkin is that it is orange when very small so unlike other pumpkins, you don’t have to wait for them to turn from green to orange; a huge advantage for farmer’s markets. A very decorative, early maturing variety. (95 days)

$3.00