Hubbard squash
"Of the origin of the Hubbard Squash we have no certain knowledge. The facts relative to its cultivation in Marblehead are simply these:
Upwards of 20 years ago a single specimen was brought into town, the seed from which was planted in the garden of a lady, now deceased; a specimen from this yield was given to Captain Knott Martin, of this town, who raised it for family use for a few years, when it was brought to our notice in the year of 1842 or '43. We were first informed of its good qualities by Mrs Elizabeth Hubbard, a very worthy lady, through whom we obtained seed from Captain Martin. As the squash up to thisd time had no specific name to designate it from other varieties, my father termed it the "Hubbard Squash".
{This is copied from a letter by James J.H. Gregory written in December 1857 for the magazine "Horticulture".}
ThE Hubbard Squash is noted for its keeping qualities and its skin is so tough that a hatchet is often needed to cut it up. The specimens shown above were grown in the gardens of the Llanerchaeron estate in West Wales.