SQUASHES AND PUMPKINS 



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fore, desirable to secure the most vigorous start possible 

 with the young plants. Among summer varieties, the 

 Patty-pan or Bush Scallop, Red and White, are well- 

 known. The Yellow Bush Summer Crookneck is one of 

 the most desirable for cooking. The Hubbard squash is 

 still the standard of winter sorts, followed by Marble - 

 head, Fordhook, Essex Hybrid and Boston Marrow. 

 Various Japanese types of squash (Fig. 248), are now 



248. A Japanese squash, several types of which are now in 

 cultivation in this country. 



coming to be popular, and many of them are excellent 

 for both fall and winter use. 



PUMPKINS. The old-fashioned yellow Connecticut Field 

 pumpkin, which furnishes the basis of the New England 

 pumpkin pie, has never been superseded in its own 

 important line. The Quaker Pie pumpkin and certain 

 varieties of so-called "sweet pumpkins" have mostly a 

 local reputation and distribution. 



LUFFA. The "Dishcloth Gourd" or the "Vegetable 



