ECONOMIC BOTANY OF THE CUCURBIT ACE JE. 



The seeds of the Cucurbitaceae, when freed from their husks, afford 

 a bland edible oil ; even those of the colocynth are eaten in time of 

 scarcity. They contain 48 per cent, of fatty oil, 18 per cent, of 

 albuminous substances, besides a small quantity of sugar. The seeds 

 of the cucumber, melon, water-melon, and bottle-gourd or pumpkin 

 were called by the Ancients "the four cold cucurbitaceous seeds," 

 and were considered to be cooling, diuretic, ard strengthening 

 These four cold seeds are still sold in Indian bazars decorticated 

 ready for use. 



The oleoresin of pumpkin seeds obtained by exhausting the 

 powdered seeds with ether is a thick red liquid, which is given in 

 doses of one to three table-spoonsful as an anthelmintic ; it must not 

 be confounded with the expressed oil, which is inert. 



LIST OF CHIN-LUSIIAI BUTTERFLIES. 



By Lionel de Niceville. 



Below will be found a list of the butterflies collected by Lieut. 

 D. Thomson, of the 28th Pioneers, in Chin-Lushai country during the 

 expedition in the cold weather of 1889-90. The specimens have been 

 presented to the Bombay Natural History Society. 



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