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the Hubbard for winter use, have to a large extent replaced 

 the Marrow upon our tables. In these two we find the chief 

 good characteristics of the Marrow, when in its palmiest days, 

 and in addition superior keeping properties which characterize 

 these two fine varieties. As a general rule the Turban and 

 Hubbard are too grainy in their texture to enter into the struc- 

 ture of that grand Yankee luxury a squash pie ; for this the 

 Marrow excels, and this, I hold, is now the proper sphere of 

 this squash — it is now a pie squash. Where dryness, sweet- 

 ness and quality for the table are sought for we find these, as 

 a rule, in squashes of medium size, those weighing from six to 

 ten pounds. This, therefore, I hold, should be the standard 

 encouraged for a table squash. If we select large specimens 

 for seed stock, we find in practice that there is more of sport 

 in the crop, that the Hubbard gradually loses its shell and 

 grows coarse in structure, while the Turban tends to develop 

 the cross of the French Turk's Cap that is in its blood, which 

 gives it size at the expense of quality. Because this is so, and 

 because the temptation among market-men is to raise weight 

 at the sacrifice of quality, I hold that our premiums should 

 point emphatically to the correct standard of weight in these 

 two prominent table squashes. Discussing the Marrow as a 

 pie squash (and I find that the most intelligent of the market- 

 gardeners around Boston agree with me), I hold that our pre- 

 miums consult the best welfare of both consumer and producer, 

 when they encourage the largest crop possible consistent with 

 a sufficient fineness of structure for pies. It is my opinion 

 that for this use the Marrow squash can safely be grown to av- 

 erage from twelve to fourteen pounds in weight. The idea en- 

 tertained by many good farmers, that special aim should be 

 made to grow the Marrow as small sized as formerly, when it 

 was so excellent a table squash, based on the idea that by so 

 doing we can get the old excellence back again, is a delusion, 

 as is proved by the fact that with all the efforts in this direction 

 the old excellence has not been recovered. 



The annual exhibition of vegetables this season was hardly 



