PUMPKINS 



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Patagonian Squash. 



fruit of this variety is full 



grown, but before it is 



ripe, it is used in salads, 



cut in slices, and seasoned 



in the same way as Gher- 

 kins. With care, it will 



keep for some time in 



winter. 



Long White Bush 



Marrow. This variety is 



very distinct in its habit 



of growth. The stems, 



instead of running, remain 



very short and rather thick, 



bearing closely set leaves 



of a dark green colour 



with a few gray blotches, 



and deeply cut and toothed 



at the edges. Fruit longer 



than that of the Vegetable 



Marrow, being from 14 to 



20 in. in length, with a 



diameter of 5^ or 6 in., narrowed towards the stalk, and traversed 



by five ribs. Like the Vegetable Marrow, the fruit of this variety 



is usually eaten before it is fully grown, the plant continuing 



to produce new fruit in 

 succession. 



Italian Vegetable 

 Marrow. A very distinct 

 variety. Stems not run- 

 ning, very thick and short, 

 producing numerous 

 leaves of a dark green 

 colour, very large, and 

 very deeply cut into five 

 or six lobes, which are 

 also more or less notched. 

 The luxuriant foliage 

 forms a regular bush. 

 Fruit very much elon- 

 gated, being 20 in. or 

 more in length, with a 

 diameter of 3 to 4 in., 

 furrowed by five ribs, 

 which are most prominent 

 Long White Bush Marrow. on the part next the stalk, 



