Garden Crops Grown for Their Fruits 267 
Fic. 148. Vine crops may be grown along the edge of a planting of corn, or 
alternately with double rows of corn. The vines are then allowed to run in 
among the corn, and where the summers are hot the crop is often better because 
of the partial shade from the corn. The photograph shows pumpkins and corn 
as close neighbors. 
The Cushaw, also known as the China or Canada 
Crookneck and as the Winter Crookneck, is sometimes 
classed with the pumpkins and sometimes with the 
squashes. It is really a different species. The Cushaw 
produces a fruit having a long, thick neck of solid flesh ; 
all the seeds are in a small cavity in the outer end, which 
is somewhat enlarged. The variety Japanese is the 
earliest, and White Cushaw is a well-known winter sort. 
Squashes and pumpkins respond well to the addition 
of manure in the hill, as described on page 263 under 
directions for planting Lima beans. The pumpkin with 
running vine and the Hubbard squashes may be grown 
as a companion crop with corn. 
Melons. Muskmelons (including cantaloupes) and 
watermelons are grown in the same manner as cucumbers. 
