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| Keywords: The field and garden vegetables of America (Page 226) (6002644180).jpg 226 CUCURBIT ACEOUS PLANTS <br> Marshall P Wilder a gentleman widely known for his patri- <br> otic devotion to the advancement of agricultural and pomolo- <br> gical science in the United States <br> The plant is a strong grower and resembles that of the <br> Valparaiso The fruit is somewhat ovoid but rather irregu- <br> lar in form broadly and faintly ribbed sometimes however <br> without rib-markings and varies in weight from twelve to <br> thirty pounds and upwards ; stem very large striated or reti- <br> culated and often turned at right angles near its connection <br> with the fruit ” the opposite extremity terminates in the <br> wart-like excrescence peculiar to the class ; skin reddish- <br> yellow not unlike that of the Autumnal Marrow ; the flesh <br> is remarkably thick of a salmon-yellow color sweet and well <br> flavored In some forms of cookery and especially for pies <br> it is esteemed equal if not superior to any other variety <br> When served in the customary manner of serving squash at <br> te blc it is inferior to the Hubbard or Autumnal Marrow <br> The seeds are white <br> Winter Crookxeck <br> Cuckaw <br> This is one of the oldest and most familiar of the winter <br> varieties Plant hardy and vigorous; fruit somewhat irregu- <br> lar in form the neck solid and nearly cylindrical and the <br> blossom-end more or less swollen <br> In some specimens the neck is <br> nearly straight; in others sweep- <br> ing or circular ; and sometimes the <br> extremities nearly or quite approach <br> each other Size very variable be- <br> ing affected greatly both by soil and <br> ' season ; the weight ranging from six <br> pounds to forty pounds and upwards <br> A specimen was raised by Capt Jo- 29062564 92326 42073 Page 226 Text http //www biodiversitylibrary org/page/29062564 1863 10 5962/bhl title 42073 Burr Fearing Biodiversity Heritage Library The field and garden vegetables of America United States Varieties Vegetable gardening Vegetables Library Congress bhl page 29062564 dc identifier http //biodiversitylibrary org/page/29062564 united states Information field Flickr posted date ISOdate 2011-08-02 CC-BY-2 0 BioDivLibrary https //flickr com/photos/61021753 N02/6002644180 2015-09-10 20 55 44 cc-by-2 0 PD-old-70-1923 The field and garden vegetables of America Photos uploaded from Flickr by Fæ using a script | ||||
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