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up at all or gave a very poor stand of plants. Only seven of the canta- 

 loupe varieties were in such location and condition as to be included in 

 a summary of results. It was intended at first to inoculate artificially 

 at least one plant of each variety with the wilt organism, in order that 

 all varieties might have an equal chance, but the disease soon became so 

 general over the experimental block that it was thought unnecessary to 

 interfere with its natural spread. 



Careful observations were made throughout the season and the num- 

 ber of wilted plants in each variety was noted. Table I gives the per- 

 centage of wilted plants for each variety during the season. 



Table I. — Percentage of wilt in different varieties of cucumbers, squashes, and cantaloupes 

 at East Marion, Long Island, N. Y., season of igi^ 



CUCUMBER 



Variety. 



West India Gherkin 



Rollistons Telegraph 



Emerald 



Cool and Crisp 



Vaughans Prolific 



Lemon 



Westfield Chicago Pickling. . . . 



Snows Fancy Pickling 



Davis Perfect (regular stockj . . 

 Davis Perfect (selected stock) . 



Noas Forcing 



Extra Early Long White Spine 

 Boston Forcing White Spine . . . 



Improved Jersey Pickling 



Boston Pickling (U. S. 18589). 



Rockyford Klondyke 



Japanese Climbing 



Percent- 

 age of 

 wilt. 



30 



2,i 

 40 

 40 

 44 

 45 

 50 

 50 

 50 

 66 

 66 

 66 

 66 

 66 

 66 



Variety. 



Improved Long Green 



Fordhooks Famous 



Vaughans XXX Pickling 



Cumberland Pickling 



Fordhook Pickling 



Early Cyclone 



Improved White Spine 



Arlington White Spine 



Arlington White Spine (U. S, 



19300) 



Improved Long Green (U. S, 



18590 



Early Cluster 



Serpent or Snake 



Carters Model 



New Centiuy 



Grand Rapids Forcing 



Percent- 

 age of 

 wilt. 



66 

 70 

 71 



75 

 77 

 77 

 77 

 80 



83 



83 

 83 

 88 

 90 

 100 

 100 



SQUASH 



Mammoth White Bush 



Early White Bush (U. S. 19339) 

 Vaughans Giant Summer Crook 



neck 



Early White Bush 



Early White Bush (U. S. 19340) , 



Mammoth Yellow 



Giant V/hite Summer 



Straight Neck 



Bush Fordhook 



Fordhook 



Yellow Bush 



Summer Crookneck 



Improved Hubbard 



Pikes Peak 



Delicata 



Essex Hybrid 



Delicious 



Faxons Brazilian 



Chicago Market Hubbard. 



Orange Marrow 



Red or Gold Hubbard 



Marblehead 



Golden Bronze 



Boston Marrow 



Vegetable Marrow 



42 



42 



50 



50 



60 



70 



75 



87 



88 



100 



100 



100 



100 



CANTALOUPE 



Emerald Green (U. S. 19352). . . . 



Landreths Early Citron 



Rockyford (V. S. 19319) 



Rockyford (regular stock) 



Netted Gem Rockyford (selected 

 stock) 



Burrell's Gem (U. S. 19312). 

 Burrell's Gem (U. S. 19348). 



Vegetable Peach 



Oval Netted Gem 



25 

 25 

 28 

 66 



