CUCUrtRITACE.E 



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twisted, furrowed, and thickest at tlu- distal end. It often 

 reaches a length of 3 feet, and a diameter of i to 3 inches. 



Fk;. 25.5. — 1 to 0, sUij^us ill tli(j licvolopnient ot ihe cucumber fruit; tlx' 

 (lower is unopen in r and 2, in 3 it is fully open, in 4 and 5 it is withering, and 

 in 6 the perianth, stamens and styles have fallen from the enlarged ovary. 7, 

 staniinate flower of cucumlier. 



5. Ulnlcr Melons (CiicKmis mrlo var. inodorns).- LiiUc 

 known in United States. 



