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THE VEGETABLES OF NEW YORK 



very hard and thick, J 4 inch, wood-like. Flesh thick to very thick 

 at the base and shoulders, l 3 4-2} 4 ' inches, medial thick and apex 

 thin, J_> _ ?4 inch; texture medium fine, often rather stringy, moder- 

 ately dry, moderately tender; fair flavor and sweetness; quality 

 fair; color deep yellowish orange (deep chrome). Seed cavity 

 medium large, having much placental tissue which is moist and 

 rather easily removed. 



Seed medium large; medium long, moderately broad, and 

 moderately plump, 1.7 x 1.1 x .41 cm. (.112 per oz.); face wrinkled, 

 glossy white; margin rounded and smooth. 



Warted Sugar Marrow. Refs. 27, 48, 101. Syns. 

 Courge Brodee Galense, Warted Marrow, Warted 

 Sugar. 



The picture of this squash shown in the 1930 catalog 

 of James J. H. Gregory, Marblehead, Massachusetts, 

 strongly resembles the illustration of the French squash, 

 " Gourge Brodee Galense " shown in Les Plantes 

 Potageres. The origin was given as of Bordeaux. Speci- 

 mens grown at Geneva in 1933 were quite unlike other 

 cucurbits and were strongly " embroidered " " Brodee " 

 as indicated in the French description. 



One hundred and thirty days were required for this 

 variety to produce mature fruits at Geneva; this was 

 in season with Etampes and 15 days later than Hub- 

 bard. The fruits are similar to Etampes in general 

 shape but entirely distinct from any other variety in 

 surface characteristics. 



Plant trailing; vines medium heavy, medium vigor, 8-12 

 feet; branches many, basal and medial. Leaves small, 9x12 inches; 

 very shallowly five-lobed, margin finely frilled; surface moderately 

 smooth; color moderately dark green. Flower — pistillate, medium 

 large, 5-5} 2 inches across, orange; corolla soft, velvet-like, petals 

 distinctly curved and frilled; stigma slightly expanded; ovary 

 globular, somewhat expanded at apex; sepals short and slender, 

 '_> '4 inch; — staminate, moderately small, 4'_>-5 inches across, 

 corolla less heavy; sepals medium large, 3 4 -l inch; pedicle short, 

 4—5 inches. 



Fruit moderately small, 7-8 x 12-14 inches; weight 12-14 

 pounds. Shape distinctly oblate, depressed at base and apex; 

 ribbed widely; furrowed shallowly; surface exceedingly profusely 

 marked with large, very thick and heavy cork-like warts and cord- 

 like netting over the entire area. Blossom scar very prominent, 

 depressed, and lined about the periphery with a distinct corky ring. 

 Skin color orange (rufousi, netting and warts gray (vinnaceous buff). 

 Shell hard and medium thick, ' g inch. Flesh moderately thick, 

 l ! i inches, thicker near the base; texture moderately fine, medium 

 dry, tender; fair flavor, slightly sweet, color deep yellow (capucine 

 yellow); quality fair. 



Seed medium large; medium long, moderately broad and 

 medium plump, 1.84 x 1.3 x .30 cm. (124 per oz.); face moderately 

 smooth, pale buff (tilleul buff); margin rounded and smooth, white. 



White Chestnut. Refs. 14, 26, 27, 64, 110, 130. Syns. 

 Chestnut, White Hubbard. 



James J. H. Gregory 8s Sons of Marblehead, Massa- 

 chusetts, who introduced this in 1890, wrote in the 

 Rural New Yorker of 1898 that it had been introduced 

 from semi-tropical regions. It was called " white " 

 because it was the lightest in color of the hard shelled 

 squash and " chestnut " because it cooked " dry as a 

 boiled chestnut." 



Due to the widespread popularity of the Hubbard 

 a number of varieties were introduced which were similar 

 in many respects to that well known sort. White 

 Chestnut was about the same size and shape of the 



original Hubbard. It differed from that variety in 

 having a creamy white skin, much lighter than Marble- 

 head, and a lighter, more lemon yellow flesh, which was 

 fine in texture, dry, sweet, and of good quality. 



Wilder. Refs. 24, 44. Syn. Stetson Hybrid. 



Sometime about 1855 the Wilder squash was pro- 

 duced by A. W. Stetson of Braintree, Massachusetts, 

 as the result of a cross between Valparaiso and Autumnal 

 Marrow. The name Wilder comes from the Hon. 

 Marshall P. Wilder, one of the leading horticulturists 

 of his time. For some reason the variety never was 

 widely grown, possibly because the good qualities of 

 the winter squash group were little known. 



The fruits were usually similar in shape to Olive, 

 although often irregular. The skin color was similar 

 to that of Autumnal Marrow but the surface apparently 

 lacked the pebbled, pock-mark irregularities common to 

 that variety. The flesh was more salmon tinted and 

 apparently was inferior to Autumnal Marrow and Hub- 

 bard as a baking variety, but admirably adapted for pies. 



Plant trailing; vines vigorous. 



Fruit medium large, 12-30 pounds. Shape oval, but often 

 rather irregular; ribbed broadly; furrowed shallowly, often obscurely; 

 style persistent. Fruit stalk curved, large, corky; skin color reddish 

 yellow, similar to that of Autumnal Marrow. Flesh thick, sweet, 

 well flavored, salmon yellow in color. 



Seeds white. 



Winnebago. Refs. 33, 40, 41, 73, 129. 



This is another of the squash collected by Dr. M. 

 R. Gilmore of the Museum of Anthropology of the Uni- 

 versity of Michigan. In was introduced in 1921 by 

 Oscar H. Will & Co. of Bismarck, North Dakota. The 

 Winnebago Indians of Nebraska had the original seed 

 which was given by them to Dr. Gilmore. Of rather 

 unusual shape, like an elongated Hubbard, it has many 

 of the qualities of that standard variety. 



Winnebago reached maturity at Geneva in 120 days, 

 5 days earlier than Banana, in season with Mammoth 

 Whale, and 5 days later than Hubbard. The vines are 

 less vigorous than those of Banana, and have slightly 

 larger leaves and lighter yellow flowers which are more 

 frilled. The fruits are slightly longer than those of 

 Banana and have a much rougher surface and a darker 

 skin color. 



Plant trailing; vines rather coarse, moderately vigorous, 

 10-12 feet; branches moderately few, basal. Cotyledons medium 

 long and very broad, 2 3 4 x 2% inches; short oval to nearly round; 

 apex tapered; color medium green. Leaves medium large, 10 x 15 

 inches, very shallowly lobed; margin denticulate, very slightly 

 frilled; surface moderately smooth; color medium green; petiole 

 moderately short, 12-14 inches. Flower — pistillate, moderately 

 large, 6 inches across, lemon yellow, margins frilled, ovary long 

 fusiform; sepals short and very slender, \ 2 inch. — staminate, 

 moderately small, 4— 4'_> inches; margin frilled; sepals short and 

 moderately slender, :i 4 inch; heavily pubescent; pedicle very short, 

 3 3 2—4 inches. 



Fruit medium large, 20-24 x 7-8 inches: weight 12-16 pounds. 

 Shape elongated, somewhat cylindrical; tapering gradually to the 

 base and rather abruptly towards the apex; surface wrinkled, 

 irregularly ridged and somewhat warty and uneven. Blossom 

 scar with button long, 1-1 ' _> inches. Skin color dull green dull 

 greenish black) marked with gray court gray stripes which radiate 



