The Liingien Squash. yi 



and doubtless we have overlooked many other interesting objects ; for it is 

 obviously impossible in two or three hours to do justice to a place so rich 

 in trees and plants from every part of the world, and which is, on the 

 whole, undoubtedly the most complete in New England, if not in the 

 United States. 



THE LUNGREN SQUASH. 



By Fearing Burr, Hingham, Mass. 



Little is known with regard to the origin or history' of this new squash. 

 It was introduced to public notice in the spring of 1868, by Messrs. Wash- 

 burn & Co. of Boston, Mass. ; a sample of the seed having been received 

 by this firm from Dr. H. G. Lungren, a resident at Volusia, Fla. 



Planted in good soil, the vine grows vigorously, and attains a length of 

 fifteen feet and upwards. The leaves, which are large and on long foot- 

 stalks, are peculiarly, and often even beautifully, variegated with orange or 

 bright yellow ; the color being distributed from the base of the leaf, around 

 which it is usually most profuse, in irregular, serrated bands or stripes 

 towards the borders. 



The fruit is bottle-formed, almost pure white, ten or twelve inches in 

 length, eight inches in diameter at the broadest part, and weighs on the 

 average, eight or ten pounds. The neck is quite solid, and four or five 

 inches in thickness. The stem is short and fleshy, and measures nearly 

 the same in diameter as in length. The flesh is pale yellow, or yellowish- 

 white, firm, dry, and sweet, mild and pleasant, with little of the strong, un- 

 pleasant flavor common to many varieties. The seeds, in size, form, and 

 color, appear to be intermediate between those of the Hubbard or Autum- 

 nal Marrow and the Winter Crookneck. 



The variety is evidently allied to the Puritan, and would unquestiona- 

 bly intermix if cultivated in its vicinity ; for it may be worthy of notice, 

 that the fruit of the Puritan is occasionally found scarcely distinguishable 

 in size, form, color, or even in quality, from the Lungren, though the plant 

 is never seen with the variegations peculiar to the last named. 



