82 Gourd ( Cucurbitacece). [No. 10 



Leaves, simple, alternate, thin, deeply five-lobed. Base, 

 heart-shape. Tendrils, three-forked. 



Fruit, oval, two inches long, fleshy, becoming dry, covered 

 with weak prickles, two-celled, opening at apex when 

 ripe. Seeds, four, large, flat, dark. A pepo. 



Found, in rich soil from Canada to Pennsylvania, Eastern 

 Kansas and Texas. 



An extensively climbing, herbaceous annual, nearly 

 smooth, with abundant foliage, useful for screens and 

 arbors. 



