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THE VEGETABLES OF NEW YORK 



considerably smaller and much more oblate and more 

 uniform in shape than Mammoth. 



Plant trailing: vines medium coarse, very vigorous, 18-20 feet; 

 branches many, basal and medial. Cotyledons moderately long 

 and very broad, 3% x 2 ;! s inches; oval; apex moderately rounded; 

 veining moderately prominent; color moderately light green. 

 Leaves very shallowly lobed, almost entire; medium large, 10 x 16 

 inches; margin slightly serrate at the base, otherwise denticulate, 

 moderately frilled; surface moderately smooth, occasionally some- 

 what crumpled; auricles distinctly ascending, often nearly vertically 

 parallel to each other; color moderately light green; petiole medium 

 long and heavy, 14-16 inches. Flower — pistillate, large, 7 1 2 inches 

 across; pale orange, very soft and velvet-like, margin frilled and 

 curved: ovary nearly globular, flattened at base and apex, yellowish 

 cream in color: sepals very short and moderately slender, ' 4 -'■'■ g inch, 

 much darker green than on staminate flowers; — staminate, medium 

 large, 5 inches across, very soft and velvet-like, margins curved 

 and frilled; sepals moderately short and moderately slender, 3 4 inch, 

 pedicle short, 6-7 inches. 



Fruit medium large, 9-10 x 16-18 inches: weight 30-35 

 pounds. Shape oblate, depressed at base and apex; ribbed widely; 

 furrows very shallow; surface smooth, occasionally somewhat 

 uneven. Blossom scar with button \£r J^ inch long, usually sur- 

 rounded with a narrow, cork-like ring. Skin color orange red 

 (carrot red to orange chrome 1. Fruit stalk medium long, 3-4 

 inches, round, slightly curved, rough, corky. Shell moderately 

 soft and thin, &— J^ inch. Flesh very thick at the medial, 2 J 1 , 

 inches, thick at the base and apex, \ l -y- 1 3 ^ inches; texture coarse, 

 fibrous, moderately moist, medium tender; quality fair to poor, 

 insipid; color deep yellow cadmium yellow to deep chrome). Seed 

 cavity moderately large contains much placenta! tissue which is 

 moist, tough and difficult to remove. 



Seed moderately large; moderately long, narrow and medium 

 plump, 2.2 x 1.15 x .35 cm. 96 per oz.j; face slightly wrinkled, 

 glossy white; margin rounded, smooth. 



Faxon. Refs. 17, 26, 28, 30, 33, 47, 64, 73, 111, 116, 

 130. Syns. Faxon's Brazilian, Faxon's New 

 Brazilian, New Brazilian. 



The Faxon squash came originally from southern 

 Brazil and was named by M. B. Faxon of Saugus, 

 Massachusetts. Seed had been sent by E. S. Rand to 

 B. K. Bliss of New York. Vaughan's Seed Store, 

 Chicago, listed it in 1894, and it was soon carried by 

 all leading houses. 



When first introduced the type was not fixed as 

 to the color, the fruits ripening in two colors, sage green 

 and orange. In other characters it proved to be a 

 superior variety of good constitution, early and a good 

 keeper. For many years it was considered a valuable 

 addition to squash lists, but inasmuch as it never became 

 pure as to color and because newer sorts were superior, 

 it gradually was replaced in trade lists. 



Mature fruits of the Faxon were produced at Geneva 

 in about 105 days, which was 5 days earlier than Golden 

 Hubbard, in season with Golden Delicious, and 5 days 

 later than Boston Marrow. Modern stocks are mixed 

 with a small green Hubbard-like fruit. For the purpose 

 of this account the description to follow relates to the 

 type as introduced. This variety most resembles in 

 shape the short turbinate type of Golden Delicious, 

 being more rotund and somewhat rougher in skin texture. 



Plant trailing; vines moderately slender, medium vigor, 8-10 

 feet long; branches moderately few, medial. Flower — pistillate, 

 large, 7 inches across, bright lemon yellow; ovary somewhat turbi- 



nate, sepals medium long and slender, 1 inch; — staminate, 6 inches 

 across; sepals medium long and thick, 1-1 }| inches; both sexes 

 delicately frilled about the margin. 



Fruit small, 9-10 x 9-10 inches; weight 6-7 pounds. Shape 

 somewhat turbinate, slightly depressed about the stem, rounded 

 at the medial and abruptly tapering at the apex: ribbed widely; 

 furrows shallow, surface slightly wrinkled and obscurely pock- 

 marked. Skin color pale salmon (ochraceous salmon) narrowly 

 striped for three-fourths the length of fruit radiating from the 

 apex with pale pink (pale flesh color), often sparsely and irregularly 

 blotched with the same color. Fruit stalk moderately short, 2-3 

 inches, round, straight, rough, soft and spongy. Shell moderately 

 hard and rather thin, T j inch. Flesh thickest at the base, 1-1 }4 

 inches; texture very fine, fiberless, moderately good; color deep 

 yellow (cadmium yellow). Seed cavity moderately large. 



Seed moderately large; moderately long, narrow and moder- 

 ately plump, 2.1 x 1.1 x .38 cm. (100 per oz.j; face wrinkled, glossy 

 white; margin rounded, smooth. 



Froneh Turban. Refs. 1, 4, 7, 14, 19, 24, 26, 27, 31, 



41, 42, 43, 44, 50, 54, 65, 101, 103, 116, 130, 133, 

 137. Syns. Acorn, California, Giraumon Turban, 

 Turban, Turban Pumpkin, Turks Cap. 

 This may represent the original of this oddly shaped 

 squash. The name Acorn was used because of its 

 resemblance in the younger stage to an acorn, while 

 at the more mature stage it looked much like an immense 

 Turkish turban. There were possibly several turban- 

 shaped squash known which more or less accentuated this 

 characteristic, but from early writing and descriptions all 

 were rather poor in quality. The name Turban occurred 

 in the Almanach du Bon Jardinier in 1818 while the name 

 Acorn occurred as early as 1827 in the catalog of J. B. 

 Russell. Many photographs have been published 

 which show diverse types, some of which might even be 

 called plant monstrosities. A large number of forms are 

 shown in a recent Russian publication (22). The various 

 specimens shown were collected largely from South 

 America or Asiatic sources and show rather widespread 

 use of this group. Selections made within the group after 

 1850 tended to eliminate extreme turban shapes and to 

 evolve types which merely show a well-marked but non- 

 protruding crown. 



At Geneva 115 days were required for this variety 

 to reach maturity, 10 days earlier than Essex Hybrid, 

 in season with Hubbard and 15 days later than Boston 

 Marrow. The plants are much less vigorous than those 

 of Essex Hybrid. The fruits are smaller and have a 

 distinctly larger, more protuberant turban with a pro- 

 portionately smaller per cent of edible portion. 



Plant trailing; vines rather slender, weak, 8-10 feet, very dark 

 green; branches moderately few, basal. Leaves small, 9 x 13 inches, 

 shallowly lobed; margin moderately frilled, denticulate; surface 

 occasionally blistered. Pistillate flowers moderately large, 6 inches 

 across, light orange; ovary drum-like, distinctly expanded at the 

 apex; stigma very irregular and expanded. 



Fruit small, 7-8 x 10-12 inches; weight 8-10 pounds. Shape 

 drum-like, with acorn very prominent and protuberant, fully one- 

 third to one-half of the fruit; surface moderately smooth. Skin 

 color basal portion is deep orange (apricot orange to peach red) 

 often in the form of an irregular lace-like color pattern, within the 

 mesh of which is a dull red icarrot red 1 ground color. The acorn 

 is usually pink (pinkish buff) very sparsely streaked or blotched 

 with orange (apricot orange) and often having considerable gray 

 (light mineral gray) on it. Shell medium thick and moderately 



