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running sorts they should be from eight by eight to ten by twelve, 

 depending upon the vigor of the particular variety and the type 

 of soil. Usually the seed is planted in the open ground, but occa- 

 sionally the summer varieties are started in hotbeds and trans- 

 planted to secure an early crop. The same precautions must be 

 taken as in transplanting muskmelons and cucumbers. Two to 

 three plants should be allowed in each hill. The tillage and general 

 care of the crop are the same as for the other vine cr()])s. The 



Fig. 147. — One type of "pie" pumpkin: of sniull size, but high quality. 



running varieties make a rampant growth and no amount of 

 training will keep them within prescribed limits. For this reason 

 they should never be planted close to small vegetables that occupy 

 the land late in the season. 



PUMPKINS 



Pumpkins are of three principal types: " Mammoth," grown 

 mainly for exhibition purposes; " field," grown especially for 

 stock feeding; and '' pie," produced principally for the making of 

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