ri 107. 
THE BEE, 
S OR 
LITERARY WEEKLY INTELLIGENCER, 
FOR 
Wepnespay, DECEMBER 1g. 1792. 
Sean SSS SSS 
CUCURBITA OCHCKOFENSIS, 
OR TURBAN GOURD, 
With a piate. 
_Amonc many other curious art.cles lately transmit. 
ted to the Editor from Rufsia by his obliging cor. 
respondent Arcticus, isa very fe coloured drawing 
of the singular production called cucur bita ochckofen- 
sis, or turban gourd, made by the draughtsman of Dr 
‘Pallas, an exact representation of two varieties of 
which are engraved A and B ofthe miscellaneous 
plate that accompanies this number. A is so exact 
a representation of a turban, or tiara of some sort, 
that on seeing the drawing, before reading the de- 
scription, I concluded it must be a representation of 
_ @ kind of head drefs worn by some of the natives of 
these eastern countries. The colours of the plant 
tend greatly to favour this deception. The under 
part isa rich golden orange, which resembles 
-a strong kind ofcloth, calculated to go round 
‘the head like a fillet, while the crown is a white, 
with a few light streaks of green and orange. The 
-little bandage at the bottom of the crown, is of a 
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