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ing illustration. The blossom end of the squash is smooth and round, while from the stem end start ribs or cars, which attain their largest breadth and end near the middle of the squash; these ears usually grow in pairs. This variety is of excellent quality, and can be used at any stage of its growth, and the full-grown fruits can be preserved for early winter use. The skin and flesh are both of a pure creamy white tint; the flesh being very thick, while the seed cavity is quite small. The flesh is fine grained and of the best quality, possessing a rich cocoanut flavor.

WHITE PINEAPPLE SQUASH.
WHITE PINEAPPLE SQUASH.

WHITE PINEAPPLE SQUASH.

ESSEX HYBRID SQUASH.
ESSEX HYBRID SQUASH.

ESSEX HYBRID SQUASH.

WINTER VARIETIES OF SQUASHES.

Essex Hybrid.—A very productive squash of the finest quality and an excellent keeper, specimens having been kept until June, as sound and good as when gathered. It is one of the richest flavored, finest grained and sweetest of all squashes, while at