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the largest part. The leaf measured eighteen inches in length by eight in 

 width. The squashes were very nice. In fact they were all vigorous, pro- 

 ductive and nearly uniform in size." (9) "We foimd the squash to be of 

 very good quality." (10) "These plants grew well and were very produc- 

 tive." (11) "A very good bearer and early." (12) "These squashes did 

 well, yielded well and were of good quality." (13) "The squash was fine; 

 the plants commenced to bear early." (14) "The squash grew very well for 

 the dry weather." (15) "The plant started well and bore two squashes, 

 which were very good sliced and fried. The fruits were about five inches 

 in diameter and very tender." (16) "This was a vigorous grower; the fruits 

 were variable in color, and of very good flavor." (17) "Quality and yield 

 good." (18) "The vines were very productive and the squashes were of 

 good quality." (19) "Had a very luxuriant vine, growing tall and strong. 

 The flavor of the squash, when properly prepared and cooked was very 

 superior to the ordinary summer crooknecks." (20) "The plants were large, 

 vigorous and productive. In flavor the fruit was equal to and superior to 

 the yellow crookneck." (21) "This squash is fine and long, sweet and tender, 

 fine for baking." (22) "This was a squash of very good quality with a 

 strong and stocky plant." (23) "The summer squash I planted May i8th 

 and had squashes large enough to eat June 30th. The plants are good yielders 

 and the fruit is of good quality." (24) "This squash is all right." (25) 

 "The vines are strong and healthy and yield well.^' (26) "These summer 

 squashes are of different shape and color and I like them very much." (27) 

 "This variety is prolific and the fruit is wonderfully uniform in shape." (28) 

 "The vine makes a rank growth. The fruit is of fair size and good flavor 

 and ripened up quickly." (29) "They are very nice." (30) "A good tasting 

 sort." (31) "These grew finely; they were good yielders and the squashes 

 were of fine flavor." (32) "I found this squash vf^ry nicely flavored, dark 

 green in color and fine when used the same as eggplant ; the plants were pro- 

 lific." (33) "Very productive." (34) "The vines are vigorous." (35) "The 

 plants were not very large but quite productive. The shape of squash is 

 nearly straight with a rather short neck. The color is a rich dark green. 

 The fruit is quite uniform and entirely wartless." (36) "This variety of 

 squash was fine and yielded a fair crop. The table quality of the fruit is 

 fine." (37) "They did very well and all the squashes were of good flavor." 

 (38) "The squash was very nice, bore early a great many fruits." (39) 

 "They were fine." (40) "This squash had a small vine with small fruits." 

 (41) "The squash came up well and grew well. I was very much pleased 

 with the fruits." (42) "The squashes were very good." (43) "The squash 

 is of excellent quality and fine flavor." 



REPORTS FROM TESTERS OF "FLUTED ORANGE" SQUASH. 



(i) "The squash grew well." (2) "The size of plant was medium large, 

 the growth was vigorous and there has been absolutely no sign of blight to 

 date." (3) "The squashes were of excellent quality." (4) "The squash was 

 six or eight inches long, fine for eating." (5) "I had these squashes abun- 

 dantly ; I had enough for my neighbors as well as for my family." (6) "The 

 summer squash yielded well." (7) "These Squashes were fine, very nice 

 fried or boiled. There were a great many on the vines." 



NEW ESTABLISHED CROSSES. 



In addition to the two crosses which bred true last year, repre- 

 sented in the upper half of Plate XXII, six others of uniform 

 color and surface character appeared this season. 



I. A composite cross of "Scallop" and "Crookneck" (5//6/5), 

 after five years of selection, gives a handsome short neck "jug" 



