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"Bridge over Sleepy Hollow Creek. Ichabod, according to Irving, in the <em>Legend</em>, returning from a late evening tarry with Katrina Van Tassel, on his lean steed Gunpowder, was chased by a huge horseman, without a head, from the Andre tree to the bridge. 'He saw the walls of the church dimly gleaming under the trees beyond. He recollected the place where Brom Bones' ghostly competitor had disappeared. "If I can reach that bridge," thought Ichabod, "I am safe." Just then he heard the black steed panting and blowing close behind him; he even fancied that he felt his hot breath. Another compulsive kick in the ribs, and old Gunpowder sprang upon the bridge; he thundered over the resounding planks; he gained the opposite side; and now Ichabod cast a look behind, to see if his pursuer should vanish, according to rule, in a flash of fire and brimstone. Just then he saw the goblin rising in his stirrups, and in the very act of hurling his head at him. Ichabod endeavored to dodge the horrible missile, but too late; it encountered his cranium with a terrible crash; he was tumbled headlong into the dust, and Gunpowder, the black steed, and the goblin rider, passed like a whirlwind.' A shattered pumpkin was found on the road the next day, but Ichabod had gone to parts unknown. Brom Bones, his rival, soon afterward let the pretty Katrina to the altar. The good country people always maintained that Ichabod was spirited away by the <em>headless horseman</em>, who was the ghost of a Hessian soldier, whose body, deprived of its caput by a cannon-ball, ws sleeping in the church-yard near."&mdash;Lossing, 1851

Sleepy Hollow

"Bridge over Sleepy Hollow Creek. Ichabod, according to Irving, in the Legend, returning from…

Peter, Peter, pumpkin eater; Had a wife and couldn't keep her; He put her in a pumpkin shell; and there he kept her very well.

Peter

Peter, Peter, pumpkin eater; Had a wife and couldn't keep her; He put her in a pumpkin shell; and there…

Scene from the story, "John's Pumpkin."

John's Pumpkin

Scene from the story, "John's Pumpkin."

A pumpkin is a vegetable, most commonly orange in colour when ripe, that grows as a fruit from a trailing vine of the genus Cucurbita.

Pumpkin

A pumpkin is a vegetable, most commonly orange in colour when ripe, that grows as a fruit from a trailing…

Embryo of Pumpkin-seed, partly open.

Pumpkin-Seed

Embryo of Pumpkin-seed, partly open.

Young pumpkin seedling.

Pumpkin Seedling

Young pumpkin seedling.

"Pollen grains. a, pumpkin; b, enchanter's nightshade; c, Albuca; d, pink; e, hibiscus." -Bergen, 1896

Pollen Grains

"Pollen grains. a, pumpkin; b, enchanter's nightshade; c, Albuca; d, pink; e, hibiscus." -Bergen, 1896

"A climbing plant and its fruit, of the genus Cucurbita. The pumpkin is originally from India, but is at present cultivated in most parts of Europe and in America." -Marshall

Pumpkin

"A climbing plant and its fruit, of the genus Cucurbita. The pumpkin is originally from India, but is…

The fruit of the Sandbox Tree (Hura crepitans).

Sandbox Tree Fruit

The fruit of the Sandbox Tree (Hura crepitans).

Fairies stand around a group of jack-o-lantern's that have the words "The Riddle Box" carved into them.

The Riddle Box

Fairies stand around a group of jack-o-lantern's that have the words "The Riddle Box" carved into them.

An illustration of a child playing with a pumpkin.

Child with Pumpkin

An illustration of a child playing with a pumpkin.

"A philosopher, seating himself under an oak tree, and viewing its massiveness, could not understand why so large a tree should produce such small fruit. 'There,' said he, 'is the pumpkin, growing on a slender vine; how much better it would be, if that vine bore acorns, and the great tree the pumpkins; then there would be some harmony and fitness in nature.' As he was meditating on this subject, and examining some ancient theories on the works of creation, an acorn dropped on his head and broke up the train of his reflections. 'How foolish and short-sighted I am, to question the wisdom of Providence,' thought the philosopher, 'if the acorn had been a pumpkin, my head would have been broken.'"&mdash;Barber, 1857

Man Thinks Himself Wise, till God Shows Him His Folly

"A philosopher, seating himself under an oak tree, and viewing its massiveness, could not understand…

The large yellow gourd is also known as the mammoth pumpkin. The flesh of the gourd is deep yellow. The flesh is used when ripe. This gourd has been grown to weigh over two hundred pounds.

Large Yellow Gourd

The large yellow gourd is also known as the mammoth pumpkin. The flesh of the gourd is deep yellow.…

The fruit of the turk's cap gourd is pale green with a rounded margin. The center is elevated and marbled white and yellow. The other common name is the turban pumpkin.

Turk's Cap Gourd

The fruit of the turk's cap gourd is pale green with a rounded margin. The center is elevated and marbled…

Pumpkin is the common name of cucurbita pepo. The leaves are dull, dark green and three to five lobed. It is probably native to the tropical regions of the Americas.

Pumpkin Plant

Pumpkin is the common name of cucurbita pepo. The leaves are dull, dark green and three to five lobed.…

Illustrated is the stem of an early sugar pumpkin. It is the common name of curcurbita pepo.

Pumpkin Stem

Illustrated is the stem of an early sugar pumpkin. It is the common name of curcurbita pepo.

Illustrated is the stem of the large cheese pumpkin, or curcurbita moschata.

Large Cheese Pumpkin

Illustrated is the stem of the large cheese pumpkin, or curcurbita moschata.

<p>A decorative border for Halloween featuring a jolly Jack-O-Lantern.</p> <p>Illustrated by James Basom Seaman II</p>

Jack-O-Lantern Corner

A decorative border for Halloween featuring a jolly Jack-O-Lantern. Illustrated by James Basom Seaman…

<p>A simple illustration of bats flying out into the night over a pumpkin orange moon.</p> <p>Illustrated by James Basom Seaman II</p>

Bats over the moon

A simple illustration of bats flying out into the night over a pumpkin orange moon. Illustrated by James…

<p>A black and white decorative border for Halloween featuring a jolly Jack-O-Lantern.</p> <p>Illustrated by James Basom Seaman II</p>

Jack-O-Lantern Corner (Black and White)

A black and white decorative border for Halloween featuring a jolly Jack-O-Lantern. Illustrated by James…