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3.5 pounds. This result is in the range between a half and double 

 of the weight of the fruits borne singly. 



In group 12 the yield per vine was high, with a great range in 

 weight, from fourteen to forty-six and one-half pounds. In this 

 case th.e plants of varieties widely different in average size of 

 fruit were crosses and it was evident at the weighing time tliat 

 each vine had its fixed size of fruit, some favoring the smaller 

 parent ("Fordhook") and others the larger ("English Marrow"). 

 This row of vines came to full maturity, and, as a rule, the fruits 

 of any one vine were all of the same size and shape. It is quite 

 evident that from a, field of squashes, each row of which repre^ 

 sents a cross of often widely differing sizes of fruits, there is no 

 satisfactory opportunity of determining the relation that exists 

 between the size of the fruits and the number that a given plant 

 produces. 



COLOR IN CROSSED SQUASHES. 



The colors in squashes are quite various, but may be grouped 

 for study under the white, cream, lemon, yellow, orange and 

 gTeen. Some varieties have solid colors, but a majoirity carry two 

 or more and possibly all the above colors arranged in bands, 

 stripes, blotches, &c., thus adding to the confusion in this regard 

 that reigns among the crosses of certain varieties. 



In the "Early Bush" upon "Field Pumpkin" (8/46 1) the 

 fruits were all light cream colored. They, as expected, were the 

 same when the "Bush" was three-fourths, but in the reciprocal 

 (8/46//46) the cream, yellow, orange, and green colors were rep- 

 resented. 



The "Mammoth White Scallop/' and "Field Pumpkin" 

 (10/46 I) showed eight cream, eleven lemon, seven orange and 

 six green. In the 10/46//10, the fruits were all cream, while the 

 reciprocal (10//10/46) had thirty-three cream and thirty-two 

 lemon. The 10/46//46 had a large row (thirteen hills) of solid 

 orange pnmpkins and the reciprocal 46//10/46, while a less pro- 

 lific row, otherwise agreed closely with the last, excepting that 

 there were two vines with beautifully mottled green and cream 

 flat fruits. 



A row of 46///5/6//11 I gave twenty-nine orange, five green 

 fruiting vines. 



