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only in color of the skin. They are round-flat and leave a 

 scalloped edge. 



Fall and Winter Varieties. [Cucurbita maxima.) Hubbard. 

 This is the best known, and most largely grown of the winter 

 varieties. It varies somewhat in form, is generally dark 

 green in color and sometimes marked with red. When well 

 grown it has a rough shell of flinty hardness, thick, heavy 

 flesh and cooks dry. The quality varies much according to 

 the land on which it is grown, sandy loam generally produc- 

 ing the best. 



Marblehead. Resembles the Hubbard in quality of 

 flesh, and by many is considered superior. It differs from 



Fig. HI.— Hubbard squash. 



the Hubbard in form and color of the skin, which is ashy 

 gray, and the flesh is much thinner. It yields less in weight 

 but generally produces more squashes per acre. 



Essex Hybrid. Very fine grained, rich, sweet and a good 

 keeper: excellent. 



Bay State. A good variety. 



Boston Marrow. Much grown for marketing and very 

 highly esteemed for summer and fall use. 



Orange Marrow. A form of the Boston Marrow. 



Miscellaneous Varieties. Winter Crookneck. One of the 

 hardiest, most reliable and best keeping squashes, but in 



