LUTHER BURBANK 



form of a rather irregular acorn in its cup, giving 

 it a unique appearance. This is of very large size 

 and it will grow on dry land where other squashes 

 do not thrive, attaining a great weight. 



The vines first grown from the seed showed 

 evidence of mixed ancestry. But some of them 

 gave such promise that it seemed worth while to 

 sort out the best strains. 



To effect this, I used hand pollenation and 

 the most rigid selection. Only the specimens 

 showing the desired qualities were used in the 

 crosses, and only the best individuals preserved 

 for seed. 



In the course of a few generations a fairly fixed 

 plant was thus produced. The most marked 

 peculiarity of this squash was its exceptional 

 specific gravity. For its size it was incomparably 

 the heaviest squash I have ever seen. The meat is 

 thick, solid, and of dark color. Its seed cavity is 

 of medium size, thickly studded with large, heavy 

 seeds. Exteriorly the squash is white, striped with 

 green, generally but not always smooth. 



This new variety found favor in many localities^ 

 for planting in dry places or as a dependence in 

 dry seasons. It was named the Chiloe by the 

 company who introduced it, in recognition of the 

 home of the ancestral stock from which it was 

 developed. 



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