108 CUGURBITAQEOUS PLANTS. 



grown specimens measure sixteen to twenty inches in length, 

 and nine or ten inches in diameter ; surface somewhat 

 ribbed, but with the markings less distinct than those of 

 the Common Yellow ; color bright orange-yellow ; skin 

 somewhat tender, generally easily broken by the nail ; 

 flesh an inch and a half in thickness, yellow, of good but 

 not fine quality, usually sweet, but watery, and of no great 

 value for the table. 



It yields abundantly ; is well adapted for planting among 

 corn or potatoes ; may be profitably raised for feeding out 

 to stock ; keeps well when properly stored ; and selected 

 specimens will afford a tolerable substitute for the Squash in 

 the kitchen, particularly for pies. 



Between this and the Common Yellow there are various 

 intermediate sorts ; and, as they readily hybridize with each 

 other, it is with difficulty that these varieties can be pre- 

 served in a pure state. Only one of the sorts should be 

 cultivated, unless there is sufficient territory to enable the 

 cultivator to allow a large distance between the fields where 

 the different varieties are grown. 



Nantucket Form flattened or depressed, but sometimes 

 iSooE~!-H E E L A L i> kl n o or bell -shaped, often faintly ribbed ; 

 size medium or rather small ; color deep 

 green, somewhat mellowed by exposure to the sun, or at 

 full maturity ; skin, or shell, thick and hard, and more or 

 less thickly covered with prominent, wart-like excrescences ; 

 flesh quite thick, yellow, sweet, fine-grained, and of excel- 

 lent flavor, comparing favorably in all respects with that 

 of the Sugar Pumpkin. It is a productive sort, and its 

 flesh much dryer and more sugary than the peculiar, green, 

 and warty appearance of the fruit would indicate. 



When cooked, it should be divided into pieces of con- 

 venient size ; the seeds, and loose, stringy parts, removed 

 from the inner surface of the flesh, and then boiled or baked 

 in the skin, or shell ; afterwards scooping out the flesh, as is 



