Jonathan

C. argyrosperma. Large neck-shaped fruit are cream colored, smooth, and have slight ribbing at the stem end. Fruit measure 18.5-24 inches long, 6.5-9.5 inches at the widest, and weigh up to 25 pounds. Flesh is very pale orange and up to 1.5 inches thick. Plants are highly vining. Average productivity and mid season when grown in 2016 at Heritage Farm. Fruits were infected with gummy stem blight, and did not hold up well. Thisaccession matches the description of Jonathon in the 1889 Peter Henderson Company catalog. Acquired by SSE from R.H. Shumway, Seedsman (CV Shu). SSE Accession # 119709