118 CUCUEBITACEOUS PLANTS. 



or shell, cream-white ; flesh pale yellow, not remarkable for 

 solidity, or fineness of texture, but well flavored ; the seeds 

 are yellowish-white, and readily distinguished from those of 

 other varieties by their long and narrow form. Under 

 favorable conditions of soil and season, the Custard Squash 

 attains a large size ; often measuring twenty inches and up- 

 wards in length, eight or ten inches in diameter, and weigh- 

 ing from eighteen to twenty-five pounds. 



It is one of the hardiest and most productive of all varie- 

 ties. Crops are recorded of fourteen tons from an acre. It 

 is esteemed by some for pies, but, as a table squash, is in- 

 ferior to most other sorts. Its great yield makes it worthy 

 the attention of agriculturists, as it would doubtless prove 

 a profitable variety to be cultivated for stock. 



Honolulu. Plant twelve feet or more in length, remarka- 

 bly strong and vigorous ; leaves very large, 

 leaf-stems often three feet and upwards in length ; fruit 

 large, oblate, depressed about the stem, broadly, and some- 

 times deeply, but in general faintly ribbed ; skin moderately 

 thick, but not shell-like, of an ash-green color, often striped 

 and variegated with drab, or lighter shades of green ; flesh 

 reddish-orange, very thick, of good flavor, but less dry and 



sweet than that of the 

 Hubbard or Boston Mar- 

 row ; seeds large, white. 

 This recently introduced 

 variety is hardy, produc- 

 tive, a good keeper, ex- 

 cellent for pies, and by 

 some esteemed for table 

 use. 



Specimens frequently 

 occur of a reddish-cream 

 color, striped and marked 

 Honolulu squash. with drab or pale yellow. 



