266 NEW JERSEY STATE AGRICULTURAL 



SUMMER-WINTER CUCURBITS. 



"Long Island Scallop-Yclknv Crookncck-Cocoamit" (6/5//19), 

 This combination consists of a summer cross and a winter var- 

 iety used in the following cross. In this case both parents were 

 small; one was a warty "jug," the other nearly round. The 

 resulting fruits were about twice as large as either parent. There 

 was a little variation in form, from oval to long. The color was 

 cream with light yellow stripes; and the surface varied from 

 smooth to warty. As shown below the fine quality of the "Cocoa- 

 nut" impressed itself upon the cross, producing a summer squash 

 with a superior quality, with the characteristic of not losing in 

 "bulk" in cooking. The season began at the same time with 

 that of the summer parent and lasted much longer. The plants 

 were running, producing three to four fruits per plant. (Plate 



XXIV). 



" Strickle fs Snmmcr-Cocoannt" (11/19). A long straight- 

 neck, warted summer squash with a round, small winter squash 

 of two opposite qualities, gave an interesting combination, par- 

 ticularly from the standpoint of quality. The summer squash 

 is watery and its bulk is reduced considerably after boiling. In 

 the cross, which sets fruit almost at the same time as the summer 

 parent, the quality of the fruit is far superior to that of the ordi- 

 nary summer squash and it does not lose much bulk in cooking. 

 Its texture is different from the summer squash and offers a val- 

 uable strain for selection. The bush character of the male parent 

 was retained in the blend, which gave about two fruits, larger 

 than either parent, to the plant and resembling the male in shape 

 but with very few warts. The surface is cream-yellow with 

 stripes. (Plate XXIV). 



"Mammoth White Scallop-Stricklcr's Snmmcr-Cocoannt" (10/ 

 11//19). This is a still different union of the summer and win- 

 ter squash. The summer kind in this case was a scalloped fruit, 

 itself a cross between a scallop and crookneck. When crossed 

 upon the "Cocoanut," it gave fruits of the scalloped type but 

 deeper than the parent "scallop;" they were also slightly larger 

 than either parent. The color of the one or the other parent 

 appeared distinctly in different fruits. The chief quality which 

 this blend claims is its sweetness of flesh, which reminded those 

 who tested it of the sweet potato. The proportion of the cream- 

 colored to the striped was as three to one. The plants retained 

 the running habit of the "Cocoanut" and produced about five 

 fruits each which are excellent keepers. (Plate XXIV). 



"Early Bush-Field Pumpkin" (8/46). This cross combines 



