SQUASHES, MELONS, AND CUCUMBERS 63 



Pumpkin. They vary greatly in form, some having the 



shape of a Pumpkin, others having a long crook-neck, 



and others having an outline 



suggestive of a pineapple. The 



vines of these run httle or 



not at all, and so the hills 



may be planted only about 



four feet apart. The Winter 



Squashes vary also in form, 



the Hubbard, shown on page 



60, and the Turban, shown on 



this page, being two of the 



most distinctive types. The 'r™''-^^ s<^"'^^« 



vines of these run so far that the hills must be about 



eight feet apart. 



Watermelons 



Most Vine Crops appear to be native to tropical 

 America;, but the Watermelon is native to tropical Africa. 



It is now grown in our 

 southern states to a 

 greater extent than 

 elsewhere, vast quan- 

 tities being shipped 

 to northern markets 

 every year. The long 

 warm season and light 

 soil of many southern 

 regions afford ideal 

 Developing Hubbard Squash, Show- conditions for Water- 

 iNG Withered Flower ^^^^^^ ^^ develop, 



but even in the short seasons of the northern states 



