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and have considerably larger and more prominently 

 veined flowers. The fruits are much larger, slightly 

 rougher and have flesh which is much lighter yellow 

 in color. 



Plant trailing; vines moderately coarse, vigorous, 15-18 feet. 

 Cotyledons moderately short and moderately broad, 2 } i x 1 ■ , inches; 

 short oval: apex moderately rounded; veining prominent; color 

 distinctly grayish green. Leaves moderately small, 9x15 inches, 

 very shallowly lobed; margin slightly serrated at the base, other- 

 wise denticulate; surface moderately crumpled to somewhat blistered; 

 turicles distinctly ascending, vertically parallel to each other, giv- 

 ing the leaves a definite cone-like appearance; color moderately 

 dark glossy green, occasionally very slightly marked with a silvery 

 sheen; petiole short and heavy, 9-12 inches. Flower — pistillate, 

 large. 7 inches across, pale orange; ovary fusiform, slightly fuzzy; 

 sepals moderately short and medium slender, 3 4-l inch; — staminate, 

 medium large. 5 \ _• inches across, veins of the corolla decidedly dark 

 green and prominent; sepals medium long and medium heavy, 

 1-1 l ■ inches, very dark green; pedicle very short, 4-5 inches. 



Fruit large, 16-20 x 12-14 inches; weight 28-32 pounds. 

 Shape irregularly fusiform, often moderately constricted at the 

 neck; ribbed moderately narrow and irregular; furrows moderately 

 shallow; surface rather bumpy and uneven. Blossom scar with 

 button prominent, 3 4 -l inch. Skin color dull bronzy green (dark 

 grayish olive marked with narrow pale grayish green (pea green) 

 streaks which radiate from the apex -j-'s length of fruit. Fruit 

 stalk medium long, 3-4 inches, very thick, straight, rough and 

 corky. Shell hard and very thick, 1 4 - :; .. inch, often } _• inch in some 

 places. Flesh thick at the medial 1 } £-2 inches, very thick at the 

 apex, 2 inches, and solid at the base, often 4 I L >-5 inches; texture 

 moderately fine, moderately firm, slightly moist, somewhat stringy, 

 fair flavor, slightly sweet; quality fair; color bright yellow iprimuline 

 yellow . Seed cavity large, placental tissue moderately abundant, 

 slightly moist, stringy and easily removed. 



Seed moderately large; moderately long, narrow and plump, 

 2.25 x 1.17 x .43 cm. 88 per oz. ); face wrinkled, glossy white; 

 margin rounded and smooth. 



Butman. Refs. 9, 14, 26, 50, 59, 61, 64, 98, 109, 110, 

 119, 128, 130, 132, 134. 



The Butman, introduced in 1875 by James J. H. 

 Gregory, Marblehead, Massachusetts, was named for 

 its originator, Clarendon Butman of Maine. It was 

 said to have resulted from a cross between Hubbard 

 and Yokahoma but in view of the fact that crosses 

 between the species C. maxima and C. moschata are 

 difficult to attain this crossing may not have occurred. 



This variety closely resembled Hubbard, being 

 somewhat later in season and smaller fruited but more 

 prolific. The fruits were less curved at the ends, brighter 

 green, had more white markings, had lighter but more 

 uniform flesh color and apparently was equal to the 

 Hubbard in quality. 



Plant trailing; vines vigorous, very dark green at the nodes; 

 branches many. Leaves large, very shallowly lobed; petioles 

 streaked with pale green. 



Fruit small; 10-12 x 6-8 inches; weight 8-10 pounds. Shape 

 fusiform; ribbed obscurely; furrows shallow; surface somewhat 

 uneven, very slightly bumpy. Skin color bright grass green, 

 blotched and streaked with pale creamy white. Shell hard and 

 moderately thick. Flesh moderately thick; fine texture, dry, swee'., 

 light salmon in color, lemon yellow when cooked; quality good. 



Buttercup. Refs. 138, 139. 



This, a newcomer to the list of squash, was developed 

 to take the place of the sweet potato in the gardens 

 of North Dakota and the Northern Plains region. 

 In the trial garden at North Dakota Agricultural 



Experiment Station during the 1925 season a plant 

 appeared in a row of Quality which produced fruits 

 of desirable appearance. The fruits were included 

 in the baking test given for all varieties and proved 

 to be extraordinarily high in quality. This plant came 

 from seed selected from a Quality plant which had been 

 in a mixed variety planting the previous year. Seed 

 saved from the 1925 selection indicated that a chance 

 cross between Quality and Essex Hybrid had taken place. 



Fruits were selfed on the most promising plants 

 and these subjected to a baking test for quality. In 

 1931, after three years' selection, the most promising 

 strain was released and named Buttercup. The quality 

 testing work was carried out by Miss E. Latzke of the 

 Department of Home Economics of the North Dakota 

 College of Agriculture and the selfing and plant selec- 

 tion work was done under the direction of Professor 

 A. F. Yeager. Oscar H. Will & Co. of Bismarck, North 

 Dakota, introduced Buttercup in their 1931 catalog. 



At Geneva mature fruits were produced in 105 

 days, 10 days earlier than Bay State, in season with 

 Golden Delicious and 5 days later than Quality. The 

 vines are much less vigorous than those of Quality and 

 Bay State and bear pistillate flowers which are smaller 

 and less ruffled than those of Quality with an oblate 

 ovary instead of a turbinate one. The fruits are smaller 

 than those of Quality, similar in skin color, but possess 

 a much more prominent blossom end scar, similar to 

 that of Bay State. 



Plant trailing; vines slender, moderately vigorous, 10-12 feet; 

 branches few, basal. Cotyledons medium long and moderately broad, 

 2 3 4 x 1 3 4 inches, long oval; apex moderately tapered; color medium 

 green. Leaves very shallowly lobed, small, 8 x 12 inches; margin 

 denticulate, slightly frilled; surface occasionally somewhat blistered; 

 color moderately dark green; petiole short and moderately slender, 

 10-12 inches. Flower — pistillate, moderately small, 4-4 l ■> inches 

 across, yellow; ovary drum-like; sepals short and moderately 

 slender, 5 s- 3 4 inch; — staminate, moderately small, 4 inches across; 

 stigma decidedly expanded; sepals medium long and moderately 

 heavy, 1-1 } 4 inches; pedicle very short, 4-5 inches. 



Fruit very small, 4-5 x 6-8 inches; weight 3-5 pounds. Shape 

 somewhat drum-like, sides slightly tapering before leveling off at 

 the apex; base full, slightly rounded; ribbed broadly, furrows shallow; 

 surface moderately smooth, indistinctly pock-marked. Acorn very 

 prominent, usually somewhat protuberant, 2-3 inches in diameter 

 and gray 'light mineral gray) in color. Skin color dull dark 

 green idark ivy green to dull blackish green I spotted with grayish 

 (storm gray to light mineral gray) pock-marks. Fruit stalk 

 moderately short, 2J^— 3 inches, round, curved, rough and 

 corky. Shell moderately hard and thin, , ! s inch. Flesh moderately 

 thick, 1-1 ' 2 inches at the base and medial, considerably thinner 

 at the apex; texture very fine, tender, dry; sweet and excellent 

 flavor; quality excellent; color orange (cadmium yellow to deep 

 chrome). Seed cavity small, towards apex, containing much 

 placental tissue which is often chunky and rather difficult to remove. 



Seed medium large; medium long, narrow and moderately 

 plump, 1.90 x .86 x .38 cm. (140 per oz.); face wrinkled, glossy 

 white; margin rounded, smooth 



Chicago Warted Hubbard. Refs. 33, 38, 41, 45, 47, 



61, 64, 73, 101, 129, 130. Syns. Green Warted 

 Hubbard, Hard Shell Warty Hubbard, Large 

 Warted Hubbard, Mammoth Warted Hubbard, 

 New Mammoth Hubbard, Toledo Warted Hub- 

 bard, Warted Hubbard. 



