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sweet than that of the 

 Hubbard or Boston Mar- 

 row ; seeds large, white. 

 This recently introduced 

 variety is hardy, produc- 

 tive, a good keeper, ex- 

 cellejat for pies, and by 

 some esteemed for table 

 use. 



Specimens frequently _,. 

 occur of a reddish cream 

 color, striped and marked 

 with drab or pale yellow. 



Honolulu Squash. 



Plant similar in character and appearance to Hubbard. 



J. J.H.Gregory. 



that of the Autumnal Marrow ; fruit irregularly 

 oval, sometimes ribbed, but often without rib-markings, from 

 eight to ten inches in length, seven or eight inches in diam- 

 eter, and weighing from seven to nine pounds, some spec- 

 imens terminate quite obtusely, others taper sharply towards 

 the extremities, which are frequently bent or curved ; skin, 

 or shell, dense and hard, nearly one eighth of an inch thick, 

 and overspread with numerous small protuberances ; stem 

 fleshy, but not large ; color variable, always rather dull, and 

 usually clay-blue or deep olive-green, the upper surface, if 

 long exposed to the sun, assuming a brownish cast, and the 

 under surface, if deprived of light, becoming orange-yellow ; 

 flesh rich salmon-yellow, thicker than that of the Autumnal 

 Marrow, fine-grained, sweet, dry, and of most excellent 

 flavor, in this last respect resembling that of roasted or 

 boiled chestnuts ; seeds white, similar to those of the Au- 

 tumnal Marrow. Season from September to June ; but the 

 flesh is dryest and sweetest during autumn and the early 

 part of winter. 



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