Show not possible to cross gherkins and cucumbers gherkins and ca cucumbers cumbers contrary to the general belief do not cross neither do watermelons water melons and musk muskmelons melons in fact true pumpkin anil and true squash crosses are ra rare even under controlled conditions where every effort Is made to artificially produce a hybrid even though fruits result from such a crosa they either produce no seeds or sterile seeds so BO that the chosed progenies pro genies will eventually perish it Is therefore safe to conclude that pumpkin and squash crosses do not exist although it la Is possible to secure an occasional fruit which Is the result of a cross different varieties of pumpkins however cross readily as do also different varieties of squashes |