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Re: Yellow and white bloom gourds

Dear Jeanie:
	It sounds like you might have two different genus growing in your gourd
patch.  Hard shelled gourds, Lagenaria siceraria, have flowers that are
large, white and as thin as tissue paper.  The small, multi-colored,
striped and warted gourds - like those sold at the grocery stores this time
of year for Hallween decorations belong to the genus Cucurbita and species
pepo.  C. pepo includes zucchini, crookneck, scallop, etc. squash and a
whole latta pumpkins. All species in the Cucurbita genus have yellow
flowers.  (Atlantic Giant Pumpkin is C. maxima.) So to answer your
question.  No these two different gourds will not cross with each other. 
But the ones with the yellow flowers will cross with any other C. pepo
squash / pumpkin you might have growing.
	Thanks for your info and up-dates on the contest winners.  I visted your
site a few times this past weekend for "the news."

Michael in Akron
mcohill@neo.lrun.com

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> From: Jeanie Dixon <jdixon@owt.com>
> To: pumpkins@athenet.net
> Subject: Yellow and white bloom gourds
> Date: Tuesday, October 07, 1997 3:45 AM
> 
> Hi All,
> 
> I hope that you can help me out.
> 
> I planted mini gourds and didn't realize that they were 2 different kinds
> of mini gourds when it came to blooms.
> 
> Will a yellow bloom mini spoon gourd cross with a white bloom mini bottle
> gourd? 
> 
> This sound really dumb but I din't realize they were different blooms on
> the mini gourds. Usually the white blooms for gourds indicate lagenaria
> (hardshell) gourds. The yellow blooming mini gourds will also dry and
> harden like their larger white blooming gourd relatives.
> 
> Thanks,
> Jeanie Dixon
> 
>  
> GOURDS by JEANIE			http://www.owt.com/users/jdixon
> Pasco, Washington USA		jdixon@oneworld.owt.com
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