262 Kepokt of the Horticulturist of the 
at so early a stage, the fruits are said to be extremely tender and 
delicate." Vil. 
Correctly figured in Les pi. pot., p. 182; Veg. Gar., p. 262. 
No. 41. LARGE TOURS PUMPKIN, Vil., '87. 
Syn. Large Tours or Mammoth, Hen., '87: Fr., Citrouille de Touraine, 
Vil., '87: Ger., Tours Centner-Kiirbiss, A. de CI. 
Fruit very large, oblong oval or roundish, usually somewhat irregu- 
lar and more or less flattened at the ends; ribs numerous, but rather 
obscure; skin rather soft, smooth, pale, slightly grayish green, striped 
and marbled with deeper shades; well developed samples 18 in. in 
diameter, 2 ft. through the axis ; — flesh yellow, not very thick, and 
rather inferior in quality; plant vigorous; leaves deep green, sometimes 
very slightly washed with white, very large, lobes often sinuate, and 
sometimes cut in the younger leaves, surface inclining to blister, often 
wrinkled along the midrib; petioles pale green, obscurely channeled, 
with rather sparse, short stiff hairs; vine deep green toward the base. 
" Generally cultivated only for feeding cattle." Vil. 
Correctly figured in Les pi. pot., p. 184. 
No. 42. LONG WHITE BUSH MARROW, Veg. Gae.; Vil. 
Syn. Long White Marrow Biish, J. &. S., '86: Short Jointed Long 
White gourd or squash, Vil. : Fr., Courge blanche non coureuse, Vil. : C. 
de Virginie, Vil. : Ger., Langer Weisser Ohne Ranken Kiirbiss, A. de 01. : 
Weisse Kiirbiss ohne Ranken, Vil. 
Fruit long, comparatively slender, slightly swollen toward the blos- 
som end, with five very narrow ribs, which are more prominent toward 
the stem; skin very smooth, white at full maturity; well developed 
samples 20 in. long, 4 in. in longest diameter; stem very short, very 
pale green, deeply furrowed, rapidly tapering; — plant not running, 
about 4 ft. in diameter, 2 ft. high; leaves deep green, with some grayish 
spots, very deeply 3 to 5 lobed, the lobes sometimes rather deeply cut, 
margin coarsely serrate, limb usually strongly dishing; petioles numer- 
ous, very pale green, scarcely channeled, with a very few short, stiff 
hairs; vine pale green, very short. 
A summer squash, of which the fruits are used before maturity,, 
Correctly figured in Les pi. pot., p. 181; Veg. Gar., p. 2G2, 
No. 43. MAMMOTH PUMPKIN, Sib., '87. 
Fruit oblong oval, approaching cylindrical, the ends inclining to flat; 
obscurely ribbed, deep green, very finely mottled with whitish specks, 
very pale yellow where in contact with the soil; well developed 
