266 Gardening 



The White Spine, Davis Perfect, and Emerald are all 

 recommended for culture throughout the United States. 



Pumpkins and squashes. Many of the plants com- 

 monly called " squashes " are really more closely re- 

 lated to the pumpkins than to the true squashes. The 

 best of these for home gardens are the Yellow Crookneck, 

 very generally known in the North, and the Scallop and 

 the Patty Pan types, more generally grown in the South. 

 These are bush varieties that take up little space. The 

 fruits are used while still green and before the shells 

 become hard. 



A recent variety, the Fordhook, which appears to be 

 suitable both for summer use and for winter storage, is 

 worthy of a trial. 



The Vegetable Marrow, with a running vine habit of 

 growth, is also a pumpkin. It is a favorite in England 

 and seems to deserve more general use in America. The 

 Improved Prolific Marrow is early,, an abundant yielder, 

 and excellent for frying when the fruits are yet small. 



The large-fruited pumpkin is a well-known field crop 

 often grown as a companion crop with corn. Varieties 

 known as " sugar pumpkins," which have smaller fruits 

 that mature earlier in autumn, are more desirable for the 

 home garden. 



The best known of the true squashes is the Hubbard or 

 winter squash. This plant has a wide-running vine, and 

 it requires plenty of sunlight. Its large, hard-shelled 

 fruits mature in autumn and are stored for winter use. 

 The Delicious is said to be the best flavored of the winter 

 sorts, and when partly mature its fruits may be used in 

 the same way as those of the summer squashes. 



