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but in no instance was any fruit obtained a? a result of the various 

 attempts, fully twenty-five, between the summer and the late varieties. 

 Otherwise were the results l)etween the two bush varieties, and full- 

 sized fruits were obtained with both the "Flat" and the "Crookneck" 

 variety, as the mother })arent and theSe specimens resembled in all 

 respects the variety furnishing the pistillate flowers in the cross. 



Among the late squashes crosses were secured only between the 

 ''Plubbard" upon the ""Boston IMarrow" and the "Delicious" upon the 

 *" Golden Hubbard." The ""Hubbard," for example, always failed 

 A\lien attempts were made to l)reed other varieties upon it. In pass- 

 ing, it may be remarked that the wet weather that prevailed while 

 the bags were upon the blossoms may have largely decreased the suc- 

 cesses, for the young fruits (pistils) decayed rapidly when covered, 

 and the setting of fruit was poor with flowers left in normal condition. 



It is seen that there are four crosses secured — that is, the recipro- 

 cal ones with the two summer sorts, and the two which involve all 

 the four late varieties, which will be enough for a supplemental crop 

 in the plots of corn that it is planned to grow the coming year. The 

 two varieties of summer squashes that have been crossed upon each 

 other diffei- greatly in the form and color of their fruits, those of the 

 ^'Long Island Bush" being white, disk-shaped, and, except for their 

 .scallo|)ed sides, are comparatively smooth. There is very little differ- 

 ence in the general appearance of the fruits of different plants of 

 this variety. The '"Crookneck" squash produces long, yellow and 

 somewhat bell-shaped fruits, and there is often a noticeable difference 

 between the fruits of di tie rent plants; in some the smaller or "neck" 

 end is much curved, and in others but slightly. Some may be thickly 

 beset with wart-like outgrowths, while others are nearly smooth. As 

 to size of fruits and productiveness, the two varieties did not seem to 

 differ much; marketable fruits ranged in weight from one and a 

 half to four pounds. 



The foliage of the two sorts is nnidi alike, except that that of the 

 "Crookneck" is somewhat darker and the leaves of the "Long Island 

 Bush" are slightly mottled. The leaves of both, unlike those of the 

 winter sorts, are deei)ly lobed. The leaves are also smaller than those 

 of the winter varieties. 



The four varieties of winter squaslies selected for crossing differ 

 strikingly from each oilier in some respects. In color of foliage 

 there seems to be very little, if any, contrast. The leaves of the 



