182 THE SEED-GROWER. 
Extra Early Bush. Bush habit; earlier than the 
preceding, but similar in shape; skin yellow; flesh pale 
yellow. 
Fordhook. Oblong form; eight to ten inches long; 
slightly ridged, smooth, thin, yellowish skin; flesh 
light straw-yellow, vine vigorous. 
Golden Summer Crook-neck. Bush habit; long 
form, about two and one-half feet in length, partly 
crooked, with slender neck covered with small wart-like 
bunches; skin deep yellow; flesh greenish-yellow. 
White Summer Crook-neck. Similar to the preced- 
ing, but larger and white in color. 
Fall or Winter Varieties.—Boston Marrow. Oval 
form, pointed at the ends; skin deep cream-yellow; 
flesh salmon-yellow; vine running habit. 
Delicata. Small size, oblong form; skin striped with 
dark green, slightly ribbed with orange; flesh orange. 
Delicious. In size about like the old Hubbard, oval 
form, thickest at the blossom end; skin dark grayish- 
green, flesh dark orange. 
Essex Hybrid. Large, broad, round form, flattened 
at the ends, with a large nub at the blossom end; skin 
orange, flesh yellow or pinkish. 
Faxon. Medium size, round form, flattened, slightly 
scolloped; skin greenish-orange, flesh yellow. 
Hubbard. Oval form, pointed at the ends; skin 
dark-green; flesh salmon-yellow; vine strong, running 
habit. 
Mammoth Chili. Largest of all squashes; rounded, 
oblong form, slightly flattened at ends; skin smooth, 
with broad, open netting, orange-yellow in color; flesh 
yellow; under strong cultivation will reach a weight of 
100 pounds. 
Mammoth Whale. Large size; long oval form, two 
