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distinct, as well as more or less permanent in charac- 

 ter: 



Canada The Canada Pumpkin is of an oblate 



VEE^O^PU. form ' inclining to conic, and is deeply and 

 regularly ribbed. When well grown, it is 

 of large size, and often measures thirteen or fourteen 

 inches in diameter, and ten inches in depth. Color fine, 

 deep orange-yellow ; skin, or shell, rather thick and hard ; 

 flesh yellow, fine-grained, sweet, and well flavored. Hardy 

 and productive. 



Compared with the Common Field variety, the Canada is 

 much more flattened in its form, more regularly and deeply 

 ribbed, of a deeper and richer color ; and the flesh is gen- 

 erally much sweeter, and less coarse and stringy in its tex- 

 ture. It seems adapted to every description of soil ; thrives 

 well in all climates ; and is one of the best sorts for agri- 

 cultural purposes, as well as of good quality for the table. 



Cheese The plants of this variety are remarkably 



Pumpkin. , . . . I 



strong and vigorous, with Iare, deep-green 



leaves. The fruit is much flattened, deeply and rather reg- 

 ularly ribbed, broadly dishing about the stem, and basin-like 

 at the opposite extremity. It is of large size, and, when 

 well grown, often measures fifteen or sixteen inches in diam- 

 eter, and nine or ten inches in depth. Skin fine, deep red- 

 dish-orange, and, if the fruit is perfectly matured, quite hard 

 and shell-like ; flesh very thick, yellow, fine-grained, sweet, 

 and well flavored. The seeds are not distinguishable from 

 those of the Common Field-pumpkin. 



The Cheese Pumpkin is hardy, remarkably productive, 

 and much superior in all respects to most of the field-grown 

 sorts. 



Common Fruit rounded, usually a little more deep 



Ye pumiSi?i 1 . d " tnan broad, flattened at the ends, and rather 



regularly, and more or less prominently, 



