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nary scallop, between a vine plant and a bush, and finally be- 

 tween a dark green and a cream-colored squash. The shapes 

 of the parents are also distinct, one is long and slender, the other 

 short and scalloped. Here again, the progeny shows different 

 types. While the forms grade, none approach the male parent 

 as much as the female parent (Plate XXI). In color, they are 

 all like the female parent. Among the types we find some resem- 

 bling the "Fordhook." One improvement over the fine male 

 parent is the thickness of flesh. This is another instance where 

 two smooth parents produce some slightly warted fruits. The 

 blends were a week earlier than the late parent. The plants 

 were running but not to the same extent as the "Michigan." 



"Stricklcrs Smnmcr-Michigan' (11/53). Nearly alike in 

 shape, the fruits of the two parents differ in their surface char- 

 acteristics, quality and earliness. The fruits vary from smooth 

 to very warty ; none have the dark green color of the "Michigan," 

 but are either orange like "Strickler's Summer" or striped. Here 

 again, the flesh is thicker than that of the fine "Michigan" var- 

 iety. The blends gained in earliness but the plants remain bushy 

 and do not run like the "Michigan." (Plate XXI). 



"Michigan-Cocoaelle" (53/52). Here is a combination l)e- 

 tween a small and a very large fruit, the former of much super- 

 ior quality. The progeny, however, gave fruits resembling the 

 smaller parent in size. Except having the "Michigan" smooth 

 like the "Cocozelle," which we find among the blend offspring, 

 no particular value is gained in this cross. It is observed, how- 

 ever, that the running habit of the male 'parent dominates in the 

 blend. (Plate XXI). 



"Goldeyi^Biish-Cocozelle" (9/52). This cross between a small 

 scallop and large elongated fruit gives perfectly oval to slight- 

 ly elongated fruits which are green or striped like the female 

 parent with the body orange like the "Golden Bush." The flesh 

 is thicker than that of "Cocozelle," and the plants are much 

 earlier than that parent. (Plate XXI). 



REPORTS FROM TESTERS OF "JERSEY GREEN" SQUASH. 



(i) "The plants were quite vigorous and productive. The fruit was quite 

 uniform in shape and the quality was good." (2) "This squash is excellent, 

 about twelve to fifteen inches in length." (3) "The vines are very thrifty 

 and prolific, the fruit ranging from ten to twenty-four inches long." (4) 

 "This squash is very fine and prolific. It has a delicious flavor especially when 

 fried. Have never raised anything before so satisfactory as this variety. 

 The fruit was heavy and club-shaped and there were a few twins." (5) "This 

 is a strong growing vine bearing a large fruit, which is very good when 

 fried." (6) "The fruit was of fine size, long in shape and yellow in color." 

 (7) "This squash was of medium size, tender and of fine flavor." (8) "This 

 was very good. One fruit grew ten inches long and eighteen inches around 



