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f Fruits more or less oblong. 
No. 27. PINEAPPLE, Thor., '87. 
Syn. Landreth's White Turban, Land., '84, '85, '87: New Pineapple,. 
Thor., '85 : New White Pineapple, B. M. & Co., '84. 
Fruit somewhat resembling that of the White Pattypan, but deci- 
dedly longer through the axis in proportion to its diameter. The pro- 
jections are disposed in 5 distinct pairs. As in the White Pattypan, 
these sometimes incline outward and sometimes toward the blossom 
end; and as in the latter the stem end of the fruit is sometimes nearly 
flat, and at others convex or even conical, usually with a more or less 
distinct narrow cavity about the stem; skin white or creamy white; 
well developed samples 8 in. in diameter in both directions; stem 
slender, little tapering or furrowed, finely and irregularly striped with 
light and dark green, with numerous long and very slender hairs; — 
flesh pale yellow, of rather good quality; — plant running, vigorous; 
leaves large, pale green, usually distinctly 5-lobed; petioles rather 
slender, often very long, little furrowed, pale green, hairs few, slender, 
transparent; vine very thick, deeply furrowed, almost without hairs. 
The plant is very productive; the fruit is used both in its young and 
mature state, and is an excellent keeper. 
Correctly figured in Ferry's catalogue. 1887. 
b. Fruits warty. 
* Fruits club-shaped, the neck usually more 
or less crooked. 
No. 28. BUSH SUMMEK CEOOKNECK, Hen. 
Syn. Bush Gourd, Veg. Gar. : Bush Summer Warted Crookneck,' Burr : 
Crookneck Gourd, Veg. Gar. : Early Bush, Vil. : Early Crookneck Bush, 
Brill: Early Summer Crookneck, Burr: Summer Crookneck, Greg., '84, 
'86; Thor., '87; Vil.; White: Summer Golden Crookneck, Sib., '83: Fr., 
Courge coutors native, VIL. : C. coutors native non coureuse, A. de CI. : 
C. crochue, Vil. : Ger., Friiher Crookneck Kiirbiss, A. de CI. 
Fruit short club-shaped, but more or less crooked toward the stem, 
usually terminating in a point at the blossom end; clear bright yellow ; 
well developed samples 8 in. long, 3 in. in longest diameter; skin very 
hard and tough when fully mature ; flesh greenish yellow, watery but 
well flavored; "seeds comparatively small, broad in proportion to the 
length, pale yellow " (Burr) ; — plant not running, but forming a tuft 
about 2± ft. high, and 4 or 5 ft. in diameter; leaves large, clear green, 
little dishing, more or less distinctly 3 or 5 lobed, margin serrate; 
