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Hayes and Garber - Cucurbit Breeding

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152 BREEDING CROP PLANTS<br />

isolated that matured a month earlier than either parent.<br />

This promising strain called Osceola has found considerable<br />

favor in the south. Another segregate, a variety called Wakulla,<br />

obtained from the same cross, matures in approximately 120 days.<br />

This strain has an undesirable character in that it shatters its<br />

seed when ripe. The material available furnishes an opportunity<br />

to obtain further improvement by crossing <strong>and</strong> selections.

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