ning; fruit of the form of the last named, but
of much greater proportions,--sometimes attaining a length of nearly two
feet; skin clear, bright yellow, and thickly covered with the prominent
wart-like excrescences peculiar to the varieties; flesh greenish-yellow,
and of coarser texture than that of the Dwarf Summer Crookneck. Hardy
and very productive. The hills should be made six feet apart.

ORANGE.

Cucurbita aurantiaca.

Fruit of the size, form, and color of an orange. Though generally
cultivated for ornament, and considered more curious than useful, "some
of them are the very best of the summer squashes for table use; far
superior to either the scolloped or warted varieties." When trained as
directed for the Egg-squash, it is equally showy and attractive.

VARIEGATED BUSH SCOLLOPED.

Pattison Panache. _Vil._

Pale yellow, or nearly white, variegated with green. Very handsome, but
of inferior quality.

_Autumn and Winter Varieties._--

AUTUMNAL MARROW. _J. M. Ives._

Boston Marrow. Courge de l'Ohio. _Vil._

Plant twelve feet or more in length, moderately vigorous; fruit ovoid,
pointed at the extremities, eight or nine inches in length, and seven
inches in diameter; stem very large, fleshy, and contracted a little at
its junction with the fruit,--the summit, or blossom-end, often tipped
with a small nipple or wart-like excrescence; skin remarkably thin,
easily bruised or broken, cream-yellow at the time of ripening, but
changing to red after harvesting, or by remaining on the plants after
full maturity; flesh rich, salmon-yellow, remarkably dry, fine-grained,
and, in sweetness and excellence, surpassed by few varieties. The seeds
are large, thick, and pure white: the surface, in appearance and to the
touch, resembles glove-leather or dressed goat-skin. About one hundred
are contained in an ounce.

In favorable seasons, the Autumnal Marrow Squash will be sufficiently
grown for use early in August; and, if kept from cold and dampness, may
be preserved till March.

Mr. John M. Ives, of Salem, who was awarded a piece of silver plate by
the Massachusetts Horticultural Society for the introduction of this
valuable variety, has furnished the following statement relative to its
origin and dissemination:--

SALEM, MASS., Feb. 7, 1858.

DEAR SIR,--As requested, I forward you a few facts relative to the
introduction of the Autumnal Marrow Squash, the cultivation of
which has extended n