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"Hubbard"' are somewhat larger than those of the other three, and 

 while many of the leaves of the "Boston Marrow'' and "Golden Hub- 

 bard" are apt to be crinkled or fluted, those of the "Hul^bard" and 

 "Delicious" are plain. 



In the cross of "Hubbard" upon "Boston Marrow" we have a 

 union of two varieties having very different fruits; those of the 

 "Hubbard" are dark green in color, while those of the "Boston 'Mar- 

 row" range from a light yellow to a darker reddish yellow. In form 

 the "Hubbard" tapers gradually at both ends, while the "Boston 

 Marrow" ends abruptly, tapering at the stem end only. At the Ex- 

 periment Area the latter variety produced larger fruits than the 

 "Hubbard." 



The "Golden Hubbard" squashes may be a light yellow or a darker 

 orange-yellow (different shades than appear in the "Boston marrow"), 

 except at the outer tip, which is dark green. Though smaller than 

 the "Hubbard" squashes, they are of nearly the same shape. 



The recently-introduced "Delicious" variety has fruits of about the 

 same shade of green as those of the "Hubbard," and of much the same 

 form as those of the "Boston Marrow." In size, the few fruits ob- 

 tained this season were fully as large as those of the "'Golden Hub- 

 bard." 



There was considerable difference in the number of jDlants of the 

 different varieties and no record of number or weight of fruits was 

 kept, but it is thought a like number of plants of "Golden Hubbard" 

 yielded a greater number of fruits than any of the other winter sorts. 

 By weight, however, the "Hubbard" may be more productive, since 

 its fruits averaged a large size. The "Boston Marrow" would be 

 given third place in this list, although its yield was fairly good. The 

 "Delicious" made but a poor showing, since it commenced to fruit 

 much later than the other sorts and matured only about half a dozen 

 fruits. 



In connection with the question of pollenation and crossing among 

 squashes, it is well to look at the botanical side of the matter. The 

 genus Cucurbita, to which the squashes belong, is made up of the fol- 

 lowing annual species under cultivation: (1) Cucurbita Pepo L. ; 

 (2) C. moschata Duch.; (3) C. maxima Duch. To the first belong 

 the pumpkins which were grown by the American Indians in their 

 fields of corn before this country was settled by Europeans, and may 

 be native to the warmer portions of this continent. From tliis species 



