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late in the season, but develops quickly, and is used both green and 
ripe. It keeps nearly equal to the Hubbard. 
The branches of the vine often grow fasciated, forming broad, flat 
runners, with the petioles crowded very closely, and with multitudes 
of female flowers. 
Correctly figured in Gregory's catalogue of 1887 and previous years. 
No. 36. SUGAR PUMPKIN, Burnt. 
Syn. Early Sugar Pumpkin, Thor., '87 : Small Sugar P., Burr: Sweet P., 
Sib., '83. 
Fruit roundish or oblate, depressed more or less at the ends, with 
numerous rather obscure ribs; skin rather hard, bright orange; well 
developed samples 8 in. in diameter, 6 in. through the axis; — flesh 
pale yellow, rather thick, sweet and fine grained; stem blackish green, 
somewhat tapering; — plant moderately vigorous; leaves deep green, 
sometimes spotted with ash-color, deeply 3 to 5 lobed, the terminal 
lobe more or less cut, apexes of lobes pointed; petioles obscurely chan- 
neled, often striped with two shades of green, darker towards base, 
with short, stiff hairs; vine blackish green at the base. 
b. Fruit oval or cylindrical. 
No. 37. BLACK NEGRO PUMPKIN, Thor., '87. 
Fruit oval; ribs very prominent, swollen about the stem; very dark; 
dull bluish green, orange where in contact with the ground; well 
developed samples 7 in. in diameter, 10 in. through the axis; skin very 
hard; — flesh rich yellow, not very thick; stem large, deep green, 
penciled with whitish green; — plant very vigorous; leaves deep 
green, strongly dishing, with numerous and rather large whitish 
spots, deeply 5-lobed, the lobes somewhat cut and terminating in a 
small, elongated point; petioles pale green, darker at the base, scarcely 
channeled, with short, white, stiff hairs; vine large blackish green. 
No. 38. CITRON BUSH, Dam., '86. 
Syn. Mandarin Bush, Dam., '86 : New Egg-Plant, Hen., 87. 
Fruit very large; obovate or oval, rather oblong, sometimes 
obscurely pointed at the blossom end; ribs very obscure except about 
the stem; skin very hard and tough, dull yellow when fully mature; 
well developed samples 20 in. long, 10 in. in longest diameter; stem 
remarkably short, thick, rapidly tapering, deep green; — plant not 
running, but very vigorous, sometimes attaining a height of 3 ft.; 
leaves very large, sometimes 18 to 20 in. across, deeply 5-lobed, the 
