CUCUIU3ITACE/E 



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late, and usuall\' has il\e iml)ricate(l lobes. The corolla is hve- 

 lobed, usually sympetalous, sometimes parted to the base, in- 

 serted on the limb of the calyx, and rotate or campanulate. 

 The stamens (Fig. 247) are five in number, hut they often grow 



Fig. 246. — -Field pumpkin (.Cucurbita pepo). 

 late flower. 



staminate flower; B, pistil- 



together so that there are apparently three. In case there 

 are three stamens, two of them are broader than the third; 

 the two broad stamens have two-celled anthers, the other has 

 a one-celled anther, thus makinii; in all Uvv anther cells to tln' 

 andrcecium. The lilaments are short, often united, and 



