134 CUCURBITACEAE, [ Cucurbita. 
dentate, the petiole with 2 glands at the base. Tendrils bifid. Flowers 
large, white. 
A genus of a single species. 
1. L. vulgaris, Ser. in DC. Prod. II, 299. — Fruit elongate, often 
measuring 4 ft. and more. — Cucurbita Lagenaria, L. 
The Bottle-gourd, which is cultivated or naturalized in most tropical countries, was 
found in possession of the natives at the time of the discovery, just as was the case on 
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of the «Kahunas», although by no means free of dan, Nat : <Ipu». In Tahi 
it is called «hue», meaning a climber, wih name anhiie: in the ped Islds. to Coceulus. 
2. CUCURBITA, 1. 
wers ee solitary. Male fl. Calyx campanulate, 5-lobed, the 
ee often foliaceous. Corolla aps eal deeply 5-fid with recurved 
lobes. Stamens ; inserted at the bottom of the calyx, the filaments free, 
the anthers linear, united into a head, one 1-celled, the others 2-celled, the 
cells flexuose. Fem. fl. Calyx and corolla as before. Stamens rudimen- 
y. Ovary inferior, with 3 parietal placentas and many horizontal ovules. 
Style short; stigmas 3, two-lobed. Fruit fleshy, indehiscent, with a hard 
rind, very large. Seeds complanate, often margined, — Climbing or 
prostrate, often rooting, herbs with cordate and lobed leaves. Tendrils 
once or several times divided. Flowers large, yellow. 
Contains 8 or 12 Bras belonging to the warmer regions of both Worlds, several of 
them being Califor 
. C. maxim . — DC. Prod. IIT, 316. — Leaves very rough; 
Satara hispid. Calyx-tube obovate, ending in a short neck. F Sn 
globose, somewhat depressed, very large, yellow, green or red. — C. P 
rs. 
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also met with e> the Islands at the time of their discovery, but seems to have been ul- 
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whites. The hard shell was then made, as it is now, into containers for «poi», water, 
ete. The fruit often attains several feet in diameter. Nat. name: «<Ipu nui». 
To this genus belong the Pumpkin, €. Pepo, the Squash-gourd, C. Melopepo, and the 
Vegetable marrow, C. ovifera, all in general cultivation. Of the nearly related genus 
i Cucumber, 8 
Cucumis, t , C. sativus, the om C. Melo, in several varieties, and the 
Watermelon, C. spate are raised in abundance and grow to perfection. To the 
latter species has referred as a cane the much esteemed Pie-melon 
3. SICYOS, L. 
Flowers monoecious. Male fl. racemose or paniculate. Calyx campa- 
nulate, with 5 small subulate teeth or none. Corolla deeply 6-cleft, the 
triangular segments confluent with the calyx. Filaments connate; anthers 
2—5, united into a head or more or less free, the cells curved or flexuose. 
Fem, fl. on the same raceme as the male flowers, or clustered or solitary 
