RE: All About Eve
- To: "'pumpkins@mallorn.com'" <pumpkins@mallorn.com>
- Subject: RE: All About Eve
- From: J* S* <J*@stdc.govt.nz>
- Date: Sun, 11 Jan 1998 22:04:58 +1300
Cool picture Michael. It has that 'mature' look about it.
"Have a Parky Day"
John S.
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Michael Cohill [SMTP:mcohill@neo.lrun.com]
> Sent: Saturday, 10 January 1998 15:07
> To: pumpkins@mallorn.com
> Subject: All About Eve
>
>
> Way back in the genetic ancestry of the Atlantic Giant Pumpkin (C.
> maxima)
> you will find three different pumpkin varieties which Mr. Howard Dill
> used
> in the 1970's to breed his now famous, and our favorite, pumpkin;
> they are
> Goderich Giant, Genuine Mammoth and Mammoth Tours. It seems that the
> Goderich and the Tours are now extinct varieties. (If anyone knows
> different I'd love to have seed.) However, there is a good chance
> that
> Genuine Mammoth is still kicking around, still grown by a few seed
> savers
> and offered by at least one or two seed companies as Mammoth or Large
> Mammoth.
> In an old garden seed book, published 1885 there is a picture of
> Mammoth,
> which is attached. I'm planning on growing it this coming season. The
> pic
> is 35K . If any are angry about that size, simply highlight this
> message
> and push your delete button before clicking on the paper clip, icon,
> etc.
> I got a scanner for Xmas and I hope this works with the e-mail
> list.
> Michael in Akron
> mcohill@neo.lrun.com << File: Mammoth Pumpkin (JPEG Image) >>
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