352 NEW JERSEY STATE AGRICULTURAL 



The following table gives the percentage 

 the above-named commercial varieties and 

 squashes : 



"Crookneck," 



"Scallop," 



"Crookneck/Scallop," 



"Scallop/Strickler" (a), 



four fruits, 



"Scallop/Strickler" (b), three fruits, 

 "Scallop/Strickler" (c), three fruits, 

 "Fordhook" (a), 



of flesh in fruits of 

 crosses of summer 



(b), 

 'Cocozelle" (a), 



(b), 

 'Michigan" (a), 



(b), 



Average, . . . . 



777o 



84% 



76% 



There is no marked difference between the percentage of flesh 

 among the large and small fruits. The weights were not taken 

 but the small were not far from a third of the weight of the 

 large fruits. The following results were obtained of the number 

 of seeds in large and small fruits upon the same plant : 



"Crookneck," 



"Scallop," 



"Strickler/G. Bush" (a), 

 " " (b), 

 " " (c), 



Large fruit. Medium. Small fruit. 



430 



340 

 32s 



215 



245 



" " " (d), three fruits, 280 



"Crookneck//Scallop/Crookneck," 360 



"Crookneck/Scallop," 165 



"Scallop/Crookneck," 550 



"Crookncck//Scallop/Crookneck," 285 



"Scallop/Strickler" (a), 425 



(b), 425 



four fruits, 390 



"Scallop/Crookneck" (a) three fruits 250 

 "Scallop/Crookneck" (b) three fruits 70 



"Fordhook" (a), 



(b), 



"Cocozille" (a), 



(b), 



'Michigan" (a), 



. " (b), 



Average, 



200 



155 

 28s 

 450 

 205 

 180 



297 



230 



65 

 360 



218 



355 



205 (immature) 



255 

 300 

 280 



375 

 265 

 280 

 515 

 36s 

 360 

 450 

 405 

 350 

 455 

 120 

 280 

 130 

 369 

 85 

 350 



311 



The number of seeds is practically the same for the large and 

 small fruits. In three instances, where three fruits from the 



