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eral other vegetables peculiar to the tropics brought 

 them to the other side of the enclosure, where gourd 

 vines were planted next to the hedge. The gourds 

 were of different sizes and shapes and exceedingly 



Fig. 9. A village ot huts in Cuba. The calabash trees have been rather 



badly handled. 



useful about the kitchen. The towel gourd, or loof- 

 ah, was shaped like a large cucumber and, when 

 ripe, contained a strong, fibrous network resembling 



