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sirable and the twenty-one fruits of a good form, samples l^eing 

 •shown at 7, 8 and 9, Nearly all of the squashes were solid dark 

 red-orange, showing the greater strength of the "Golden," but one 

 was green through(jut, and five showed a mixture of green with the 

 prevailing orange. Some of the fruits were quite long, and, as a 

 Tule, the neck was evident, the shape of the "Delicious" being con- 

 trolled by the "Golden Hubljard." 



E. "Delicious-Bay State" (3/21). The "Bay State" has a 

 somewhat cheese-shaped fruit of a bluish green color, and there- 

 fore the prevailing color of the cross was, as expected, a rich light 

 green, to which the flecking (due to the "Delicious") added an 

 attractive marking. In size the squash is medium and in shape 

 flat, without the angularity of the "Bay State." A sample of the 

 thirty fruits is shown at 5, Plate XX., and a section of another 

 at 6. The flesh is of a desirable rich orange-green and the qual- 

 ity superior, and in keeping qualities it is also very promising. 



"E. "Golden. Huhhard-Hubbard" (4-/1). The plants of this 

 •^cross did not do M'ell and only a few reached the bearing age. One 

 ■of the largest squashes of the season was produced here, "Hubbard" 

 in shape and blotched with green and orange. There were eleven 

 marketable fruits in all, varying in markings from solid green to 

 ■those that were nearly pure dark orange, and, in shape, generally 

 lono-er than the "Hubbard," with the prolono-ed, free and curved 

 tip.^ 



G. ''Golden Hubbard-Boston. Marrow" (4/2). The plants were 

 feeble and many of them perished early in the season. Only two 

 :fruits were obtained, both orange, and closely adhering to the 

 '"Golden Hubbard" form — that is, long and pointed. 



H. "Golden. Hubbard-Warren" (-4/7). There w^as a poor stand 

 ■•of plants and the soil was not favorable for squashes. Only three 

 fruits reached maturity, two of which were shaped somewhat like 

 the "WaiTen" (cheese), somewhat ribbed and having green stripes 

 upon an orange background, excepting at the blossom end. The 

 navel of the "Warren" was somewhat in evidence in sectional view, 

 which also shows a fine, thick flesh. Two of the fruits of this cross 

 are shown at 1, in Plate XXI. 



I. "Golden Hubbard-F axon" (4/30). This row showed so few 

 seedlings that the hills were replanted upon July 6th, and from the 

 latter some quite large fruits were obtained, there being a total of 

 fifteen, all solid, bright orange and resembling the male more than 

 the mother parent. The "Faxon," as grown last year, gave a 

 ^mall, nearly smooth, flattish fruit, with the stem set upon the 

 •smooth upper end, and this form of stem was evident in the cross, 



