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and kept moist, and they will easily take root. It will 

 forward them to cover them with a hand-glass while 

 rooting. 



The German Golden-locks — called in French crisocome 

 de Dioscorlde, crisocome liniere — is usually propagated by 

 parting the roots, which should be done in autumn, soon 

 after the roots decay, in order that they may have time 

 to establish themselves in their new stations before the 

 winter. This species will live in the open air. It must 

 be sparingly watered. When touched, it gives out a fine 

 aromatic scent. 



The shrubby kinds are in blossom nearly all the year 

 round. The flowers are yellow in all the species. 



GOURD. 



CUCURBITA. 



CUCURBITACEiE. MONOECIA SYNGENESIA. 



French, la courge. — Italian, la zucca; at Rome, cucuzza: in the 

 Brescia, suca, co, melona. 



The Orange Gourd, and other small varieties, which 

 can be trained round a stake and kept within bounds, will 

 have a pretty effect in a balcony in the summer. They 

 may be sown towards the close of April, and should be 

 watered every evening in dry summer weather. They are 

 annual plants. 



The larger species of Gourd are very useful to 

 their countrymen. The Bottle Gourd — named by the 

 French la adebasse ; la i^otirde; le Jlacon; la caleLasse 

 d' her be; and by the Italians la zncca longa; la mazza 

 d'Ercole [Hercules's club] — which the Arabians call char- 

 rah, is, by the poor, boiled in vinegar and eaten. Some- 



