Cucurbita maxima

Plant Characteristics
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Cultivation

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Scientific Names

Read about Cucurbita maxima in the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture
Cucurbita maxima, Duchesne. Squash. Figs. 1138-41. Annual: long-running, the sts. nearly cylindrical, little prickly and often hairy: Lvs. orbicular or kidney-shaped, commonly not lobed, the basal sinus wide or narrow, the margin shallowly apiculate-sinuate: corolla-tube nearly the same diam. at top and bottom (Figs. 1139, 1140), the corolla-lobes large and soft, and wide-spreading or drooping: peduncle at maturity soft and spongy, not ridged nor prominently enlarged next the fr.: fr. very various, but not light yellow nor warty nor crookneck- shaped, usually late-ripening, the flesh orange and not stringy. Nativity undetermined. Var. sylv6stris, Naudin. A form found wild in the Himalayan region, with fr. as large as a man's head. ^CH The above text is from the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture. It may be out of date, but still contains valuable and interesting information which can be incorporated into the remainder of the article. Click on "Collapse" in the header to hide this text.

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