A summer squash with a fast maturation rate.

Early Summer Crookneck

A summer squash with a fast maturation rate.

A squash with a hard shell and better quality than other species of squash.

Essex Hybrid

A squash with a hard shell and better quality than other species of squash.

Separate stamen of a melon, enlarged showing the long and contorted anther.

Melon

Separate stamen of a melon, enlarged showing the long and contorted anther.

The instrument with which players at tennis and like games strike the ball with.

Racket

The instrument with which players at tennis and like games strike the ball with.

The instrument with which players at tennis and like games strike the ball with.

Racket

The instrument with which players at tennis and like games strike the ball with.

The fruit of the Sandbox Tree (Hura crepitans).

Sandbox Tree Fruit

The fruit of the Sandbox Tree (Hura crepitans).

Staminate flower of a Squash, with the corolla and upper part of the calyx cut away.

Squash

Staminate flower of a Squash, with the corolla and upper part of the calyx cut away.

Staminate flower of a Squash, with the anthers cut across.

Squash

Staminate flower of a Squash, with the anthers cut across.

Embryo of squash.

Squash

Embryo of squash.

Embryo of squash, seen edgewise.

Squash

Embryo of squash, seen edgewise.

Squash is the common name of curcurbita maxima. The plant is long running, slightly prickly and often hairy.

Squash

Squash is the common name of curcurbita maxima. The plant is long running, slightly prickly and often…

Cushaw, China, Canada, and Winter crookneck squash are the common names of curcurbita moschata. The plant is long running and sometimes softly hairy.

Crookneck Squash

Cushaw, China, Canada, and Winter crookneck squash are the common names of curcurbita moschata. The…

Illustrated is a pistillate flower of hubbard squash.

Hubbard Squash

Illustrated is a pistillate flower of hubbard squash.

A small summer squash notable for its resemblance to a small toy top.

Pattypan Squash

A small summer squash notable for its resemblance to a small toy top.

An extra early White Bush Squash.

White Bush Squash

An extra early White Bush Squash.

On the young turban squash the remains of the corolla still persist. The central part of the fruit is the ovary.

Young Turban Squash

On the young turban squash the remains of the corolla still persist. The central part of the fruit is…

Illustrated is a young turban squash in which the corolla has become detached. The detached corolla hangs to the remains of the styles of stigmas.

Young Turban Squash

Illustrated is a young turban squash in which the corolla has become detached. The detached corolla…