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VARIOUS FOOD-PLANTS 





Fig. 84. — Winter Crook-neck Squash. J. Fruit and leaves. (\'ilnu)riii.) 



Fig. 85. — Cucumber (Cnciimis safiiKS, Gourd Family, Cucurbitaceoe). 

 Flowering branch. (Nicholson.) — Plant a rough hairy annual, climb- 

 ing by tendrils; stem about 1-2 m. long; leaves bright green; flowers 

 yellow; fruit variously colored, smooth or prickly. 



