GOURD FAMILY 



pistillate flowers, so small that only a glass will enable 

 one to separate them and so inconspicuous that they 

 never would be seen unless sought for. But in time, 

 if all goes well, each unobserved greenling will swell 

 and swell, become fleshy and prickly, and finally 

 produce four large, dark seeds. These seeds are found 

 to be slow of germination due to the strength and 

 thickness of the outer coat. 



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