37- CONNECTICUT GEOL. AND NAT. HIST. SURVEY. [Bull. 



CUCURBITA L. Gourd. Squash. Pumpkin. 



Cucurbita maxima Duchesne (greatest). 

 Hubbard Squash. Marrow Squash. 



Rare. Cultivated and waste ground. July — Aug. Fugi- 

 tive, probably from tropical America. 



Cucurbita moschata Duchesne (musky). 



China Squash. Canada or Winter Crookneck Squash. 



Rare. Waste ground and about dumps. July — Aug. 

 Fugitive, probably from tropical America. 



Cucurbita Pepo L. (classical name). 

 Pumpkin. 



Rare or occasional. Waste places and cultivated ground. 

 July — Aug. Fugitive, probably from tropical America. 

 Was formerly cultivated by the Indians. 

 Cucurbita Pepo L., var. condensa Bailey (condensed). 

 Summer Crookneck Squash. Scallop .Squash. 



Rare. Waste and cultivated ground. June — • Aug. Fugi- 

 tive from tropical America. 



SICYOS L. One-seeded Bur Cucumber. 



Sicyos angulatus L. (angular). 

 Star Cucumber. 



Moist rich soil of river banks and waste places. Frequent 

 to common along the coast and larger rivers ; rare elsewhere. 

 Aug. — Sept. 



ECHINOCYSTIS Torr. & Gray. Wild Balsam-apple. 

 Echinocystis lobata (Michx.) Torr. & Gray (lobed). 

 Micrarnpclis lobata Greene. 

 Wild Cucumber. 



Occasional or frequent. Moist rich soil along streams and 

 in waste places. July — Sept. 



Often planted for ornament. 



CAMPANULACEAE. BLUEBELL FAMILY. 

 SPECULARIA Fabricius. Venus's Looking-glass. 



Specularia perfoliata (L.) A. DC. (with leaves that meet 

 around the stem). 

 Legouzia perfoliata Britton. 



