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Varieties. The standard of excellence among the bush or sum- 

 mer squashes is the Summer Crookneck, shown in figure 157. 

 This, for some reason, is not so extensively cultivated by shippers 

 as the White Bush, Scallop, Pattypan, or Cymling. The standard 

 of excellence for the winter squash is the Hubbard, shown in 

 figure 158, of which the Large Warted Hubbard and the Golden 

 Hubbard are the two leading varieties. The Golden Hubbard is not 

 so large as the Large Warted Hubbard, but is more prolific and 



FIG. 158. Hubbard squash (Cucurbita maxima) 



ranks well with it in quality. The Boston Marrow is a very popu- 

 lar second early or autumn squash, but not so well adapted to long 

 keeping as the Hubbarb varieties. In addition to these, there are 

 many other varieties of more or less commercial importance. 



Under good treatment the squash yields abundantly and sells at 

 a fairly remunerative price. Winter squashes of the maxima type 

 sell for from $1.25 to $1.50 per barrel. The earliest summer 

 squashes which come on the market sell for a little more, but 

 as they are perishable and must be sold quickly they are there- 

 fore more uncertain than the long-keeping winter types. Notwith- 

 standing this, they are extensively grown and shipped from the 

 Southern trucking regions early in the season. 



