According to GRIN, Purple Calabash was donated by Texas A&M University. No more info about where it came from is available there (they don't seem to capture that information
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http://www.ars-grin.gov/cgi-bin/npgs...lay.pl?1220048
Interesting narrative!
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Source of Crl, cr2 genes for crimson color and high lycopene parentage in new 'High Crimson'; fruit purple.
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