THE VEGETABLE GARDEN 



planted much closer together from three to four 

 feet, giving room enough for these. Where one 

 has a convenient compost heap, sufficient summer 

 squash may be grown on it to supply the needs of 

 the table. They make a pleasing addition to the 

 summer bill of fare, and some of them are good 

 winter keepers. 



For a winter squash there are no better varieties 

 than the old-fashioned Hubbard and the Golden 

 Hubbard, the latter being a much more prolific 

 bearer and ripening its fruit much in advance of 

 the warted Hubbard. I do not think it is quite so 

 good a keeper as the Hubbard; these we have had 

 in perfection until mid-March, but so much de- 

 pends upon the manner of handling the squash 

 after harvesting that that must be taken into con- 

 sideration in comparing any two varieties. 



Any variety of squash must be gathered before 

 they are injured by frost, but unless the shell is so 

 hard as to resist the thumb nail, they will not prove 

 good winter keepers, nor will they cook very dry 

 and mealy, as a good squash should. Such squash 

 should be used at once if for table use, but they 

 will be much relished by the poultry should they 



be unfit for household use, and should be stored 



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