Patagonian Squash 



The members of the squash tribe are readily fertilized, 



as illustrated in earlier pictures of this volume, but the hybrids 



tend to show extreme variation, and they are very difficult to fix. Mr. 



Burbank has shown, however, that it is not impossible to fix 



The 



new varieties by carejul selective breeding. 



here shown was developed from seed sent Jrom 



squash 



South America, 

 and weight 



It has almost the solidity 

 oj a cannon ball. 



