Crataegus pubescens (HBK.) Steud. (C. mexi- 
cana Moc. & Sessé?, C. stipulosa (HBK.) Steud.): Teax- 
dcotl, tejocote, manzanilla. 
The tejocote is still widely cultivated in Mexico and 
Guatemala for the apple-like fruit which is eaten raw or 
variously cooked. ‘These are probably the apples referred 
to by Pomar (158) as being equal in size and flavor to 
the Spanish ‘‘San Juan’’ apples. Standley and Steyer- 
mark (194) consider it to be a native of Mexico intro- 
duced into Guatemala. (9, 18, 138, 148, 158, 158, 191, 
194°", 206, 207) 
Crescentia Cujete L.: Jicara, tecomate, calabash. 
The calabash, a tree quite unrelated to the bottle 
gourd Lagenaria, produces a large fruit, the shell of 
which is used for utensils, as is that of the gourd. It 
ranges from Mexico to northern South America and oc- 
curs also in the West Indies. It is probably native in 
southern Mexico. 
C. alata HBK. is a smaller-fruited species of western 
Mexico and Central America. (191*, 192, 196, 200) 
Crotalaria longirostrata Hook. and Arn.: Chip- 
ilin. 
This large herb of the legume family is grown in 
Guatemala and probably southern Mexico as a pot herb. 
It is apparently native to much of Mexico and Central 
America. (115, 191, 194%) 
Cucurbita: Ayotli, calabaza, squash, pumpkin. 
The pumpkins and squashes occupied a place of impor- 
tance in the agriculture of both North and South Amer- 
ica. In Mexico, they are a valuable source of edible oil 
seeds and the flowers and young foliage are used as vege- 
tables. It has been suggested that the squashes were 
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