212 CUCURBITACEOUS PLANTS. 



it increases in size towards the extremities, but is largest 

 at the blossom-end, where it reaches a diameter of eight or 

 ten inches ; skin bright green ; stem small ; flesh bright, 

 clear yellow ; the neck is entirely solid, and the seed-end has 

 an unusually small cavity ; seeds dull white. 



The late Rev. A. R. Pope, in a communication to the 

 Massachusetts Horticultural Society, describes it as follows : 

 " New, very heavy ; having a large, solid neck, and a small 

 cavity for the seeds. Flesh sweet, dry, and somewhat 

 coarse, but not stringy. Very superior for pies, and a good 

 keeper." 



Patagonian. A large, long Squash, prominently ribbed. 

 It differs little in form or size from the Custard. Skin deep 

 green ; flesh pale yellow ; seeds of medium size, yellowish- 

 white. 



The plant is a vigorous grower, and the yield abundant ; 

 but its quality is inferior, and the variety can hardly be 

 considered worthy of cultivation for table use. It may, 

 however, prove a profitable sort for growing for agricultural 

 purposes. 



Puritan. Plant ten feet and upwards in length ; leaves 



clear green, of medium size ; fruit bottle-formed, fourteen or 

 fifteen inches long, and about ten inches in diameter at the 

 broadest part ; neck solid, four or five inches in diameter ; 

 average weight eight to ten pounds ; skin thin, usually white 

 or cream-white, striped, and marked with green, though 

 specimens sometimes occur, from unmixed seed, uniformly 

 green ; flesh pale yellow, dry, sweet, mild, and well fla- 

 vored ; seeds of medium size, white. Season from August 

 to January. 



This variety, long common to gardens in the vicinity of 

 the Old Colony, retains its distinctive character to a re- 



