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impaired. To keep winter squashes they must be put 

 away in a cool, dry place, free from frost. 



Use. — The squash is a very wholesome and tolerably 

 nutritious vegetable, prepared for the table in the same 

 manner as the turnip, for which it is an excellent sub- 

 stitute to eat with fresh meat. To be fit for use after 

 being boiled tender, the summer sorts must be squeezed 

 between two plates, for when full of water, as often 

 served, it is not tit to be eaten. The winter squashes 

 should be boiled dry. They make a good pie, like the 

 pumpkin and the sweet potato. 



Marketing. — Shipped in barrels or crates. The home 

 market should be cultivated, because it is difficult to com- 

 pete with Northern gardeners since his squash can be 

 stored through the winter for the early spring trade. 



TANYAH. — ( ( 'alocasia esculenta.) 



This is a large-leaved, tuberous rooted, perennial plant 

 of the Arum family, much cultivated in the Sandwich 

 Islands, and forms the principal ingredient in the favor- 

 ite pol, a food much in use there, and remarkable for its 

 fattening properties. 



It is cultivated somewhat near Charleston, and along 

 the coast, and is perfectly hardy here, and probably near 

 the coast as far north as Washington. The foliage is 

 quite striking. 



Culture. — It may be planted in any rich, well-drained, 

 low spot. Select the eyes or buds, and plant like the 

 potato. The small roots are the ones generally reserved 

 for this purpose. There are two distinct kinds, named 

 from their color the pink and the blue, of which the latter 

 is thought by many to be the most farinaceous, but others 

 prefer the taste of the pink variety. The sets may be 

 put out in March or early in April, and the most attention 

 required is to keep the soil clean and mellow. The rows 



