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milo. or kanuini. They were sometimes very large, three or four 

 feet in diameter, but the common forms were of moderate size. 

 The highly polished bowls common in the curio stores now-a-days 

 are not genuine antiques, but are either tumevl on lathes, or are 

 old Hawaiian bowls that have been recently polished and finished 

 in a manner wholly unknowni to the ancient Hawaiians. 



The calabashes or gourds were the prepared fruits of certain 

 tropical vines. There were two species of gourd commonly cul- 

 tivated by the ancient Hawaiians. The if>u. Lagcnaria z'uli:aris, 

 is the familiar "bottle gourd." This plant, according to Hille- 

 brand. ""is cultivated or naturalized in most tropical countries. 

 . The hard woody shell of the fruit served for con- 

 tainers in their households, while the largest gourds were con- 

 verted into dnmis for use during their dances. The drastic pulp 

 and seeds were a favorite medicine in the hands of the kahunas. 

 although by no means free from danger." 



The other gourd is j/'fi «mi. Cucurbit a maxima, and is the 

 "calabash" or" ""large gourd." The Hawaiians were apparently 

 the onlv people of Poh-nesia familiar with this gourd before the 

 coming of foreigners. This fruit sometimes attains a diameter 

 of several feet. These gourds were used as containers for pot, 

 water, clothing, and other materials. 



(To be concluded. ) 



