266 Gardening 
The White Spine, Davis Perfect, and Emerald are all 
recommended for culture throughout the United States. 
Pumpkins and squashes. Many of the plants com- 
monly called “squashes” are really more closely re- 
lated to the pumpkins than to the true squashes. The 
best of these for home gardens are the Yellow Crookneck, 
very generally known in the North, and the Scallop and 
the Patty Pan types, more generally grown in the South. 
These are bush varieties that take up little space. The 
fruits are used while still green and before the shells 
become hard. 
A recent variety, the Fordhook, which appears to be 
suitable both for summer use and for winter storage, is 
worthy of a trial. 
The Vegetable Marrow, with a running vine habit of 
growth, is also a pumpkin. It is a favorite in England 
and seems to deserve more general use in America. The 
Improved Prolific Marrow is early, an abundant yielder, 
and excellent for frying when the fruits are yet small. 
The large-fruited pumpkin is a well-known field crop 
often grown as a companion crop with corn. Varieties 
known as “ sugar pumpkins,” which have smaller fruits 
that mature earlier in autumn, are more desirable for the 
home garden. 
The best known of the true squashes is the Hubbard or 
winter squash. This plant has a wide-running vine, and 
it requires plenty of sunlight. Its large, hard-shelled 
fruits mature in autumn and are stored for winter use. 
The Delicious is said to be the best flavored of the winter 
sorts, and when partly mature its fruits may be used in 
the same way as those of the summer squashes. 
