SQUARROUS. Ragged in appearance.
sq UASH. Squashes as generally cultivated in gardens are divided into three classes. The Sum mer or bush squashes, the Autumn Squashes, and the Winter or late keeping vaTieties. Of the bush varieties, the Summer Bush, Warted Crookneck, and the Early White Bush Scalloped Squash, are the varieties most cultivated. Of these the latter is the earlier and the former the best. Of the autumn varieties the Autumnal Marrow, some times called Boston Marrow, and the Turban are superior. The former being the best variety for steaming, and the latter onn of the best of all the squash tribe for baking. The Autumnal Marrow will keep until about January, and the Turban until February. There are late winter varieties which .keep until spring with proper care, on shelves in a perfectly ventilated cellar, dry-, and not sinking below about 50° Fahr. A room that will not freeze is still better. Of these our pref erence for quality is, first, Hubbard, and second, Marblehead. This latter variety is variable ire quality, like the so-called Sweet Potato Squash. If but one variety is cultivated for autumn and winter use, cultivate the Improved Turban by all means. The squash requires the whole sea son in which to mature. If started in six inch
pots in a gentle hot bed and transplanted when in the rough leaf, the ravages of the striped bug may often be entirely avoided. They will scarcely feel the check of the removal if watered when transplanted. We have trans planted large fields of them, from troughs made by nailing sections of six inch siding upon sec tions of fencing each three feet long. Thus the back of one trough makes the front of another, and the plants may be canied any distance in them without danger. In transplanting break apart into six inch squares, as they were planted. A warm, rich, dry soil must be given to the whole family of squashes, and in addition they must be liberally manured in the hill, with rich compost manure. The hills for summer squashes are made four feet apart, and those of the autumn and winter varieties twelve feet apart.
sQuILL. Seilla. An extensive genus of inter esting bulbous plants. A light soil is most suit able for them; and they are readily increased by offsets from the bulbs. The leaves are radical, linear. The flowers in clusters, blue, purplish, or white.