120 CUCURBITAGEOUS PLANTS. 



potato Squash. In the color of the shell of these hybrids, 

 in the lighter orange tint of the flesh, and sometimes in the 

 form, the old Sweet Potato variety can yet be traced. 



This is the largest-fruited variety known. 

 In a very rich compost, and under favorable 

 conditions of climate, it grows to an enormous size. Fruit 

 weighing a hundred and twenty pounds is not uncommon ; 

 and instances, though exceptional, are recorded of weights 

 ranging from two hundred to nearly two hundred and fifty 

 pounds. 



The leaves are large, and the stems thick, running along 

 the ground to the distance of twenty or thirty feet if not 

 stopped, and readily striking root at the joints. 



The fruit is round, or oblate ; sometimes flattened on the 

 under side, owing to its great weight ; sometimes obtusely 

 ribbed, yellowish, or pale buff, and frequently covered to a 

 considerable extent with a gray netting. Flesh deep yel- 

 low ; seeds white. 



It is used only in its full-grown or ripe state, in which it 

 will keep for several months, and even during the winter, 

 if stored in a dry, warm situation. The flesh is sweet, 

 though generally coarse-grained and watery. It is used in 

 soups and stews, and also for pies, but is seldom served 

 like squash at the table. 



Plant ten feet and upwards in length ; fruit 

 bottle-formed, fourteen or fifteen inches long, 

 and ten inches in diameter at the broadest part ; neck solid, 

 four or five inches in diameter ; average weight eight to ten 

 pounds ; skin thin, usually white, or cream-white, striped 

 and marked with green, though specimens sometimes occur, 

 from unmixed seed, uniformly green ; flesh pale yellow, 

 dry, sweet, mild, and well flavored ; seeds of medium size, 

 white. - Season from August to January. 



This variety, long common to gardens in the vicinity 



