Escondida Calabaza

C. maxima. From Escondida, New Mexico at 5000'. Fruits 4-15 lb., oblong or rounded with slight ribbing and cream to light orange skin--variation in size, shape, and rind color is normal in this rare, delicious cultivar. Flesh is yellow-orange. Seeds are also varied, either plump almost round, smooth and tan, or white and elongated.