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Patagonian Squash. 



fruit of this variety is full 

 grown, but before it is 

 ripe, it is used in salads, 

 cut in slices, and seasoned 

 in the same way as Gher- 

 kins. With care, it will 

 keep for some time in 

 winter. 



Long White Bush 

 Marrow. — This variety is 

 very distinct in its habit 

 of growth. The stems, 

 instead of running, remain 

 very short and rather thick, 

 bearing closely set leaves 

 of a dark green colour 

 with a few gray blotches, 

 and deeply cut and toothed 

 at the edges. Fruit longer 

 than that of the Vegetable 

 Marrow^, being from 14 to 

 20 in. in length, with a 

 diameter of or 6 in., narrowed towards the stalk, and traversed 

 by five ribs. Like the Vegetable ]\Iarrow% the fruit of this variety 

 is usually eaten before it is fully grown, the plant continuing 



to produce new fruit in 

 succession. 



Italian Vegetable 

 Marrow. — A very distinct 

 variety. Stems not run- 

 ning, very thick and short, 

 producing numerous 

 leaves of a dark green 

 colour, very large, and 

 very deeply cut into five 

 or six lobes, which are 

 also more or less notched. 

 The luxuriant foliage 

 forms a regular bush. 

 Fruit very much elon- 

 gated, being 20 in. or 

 more in length, with a 

 diameter of 3 to 4 in., 

 furrowed by five ribs, 

 which are most prominent 

 on the part next the stalk, 



Long White Bush Marrow. 



