

FRUITS AND VEGETABLES. 



N. O. 90. HALORAGACE^E. HIPPURIDS, 

 Trapa bispinosa. W. et A. 



Linn. Syst. Tetranclria Monogynia. 



The fruit, used as a nut. 



Vernacular. Seringata, Sans. Panee-phul, Beng. Hind. Sin gar a, 

 Hind. Shingaree, Dec. Karim-polam, Mai. 



Habitat. India 



N. 0. 92. CUCURBITACE^E. CUCURBITS. 



GOURDS. 

 Citrullus vulgaris. Schrad. 



Linn. Syst. Monoecia Monadelphia. 



The fruit, used as a vegetable. 



Vernacular. Meho, Sind. Dilpasand y Kachreh, Pers. 



Habitat. Cultivated in Sind and Goozerat. 



Remarks. Cucumis Citrullus, Linn. C. fatulosus, Stocks. The 

 parent of the Water Melon ? 



Coccinia indica. W. et A. 



Linn. Syst. Dicecia Monadelphia. 



The fruit, used as a fruit and vegetable. 



Vernacular. Vimbika, Sans. Beemboo, Tela-koocha, Beng. Bhimb, 

 Hind, Golaro, Sind. Covel, Mai. Cova, Tarn. Kaydunda, 

 Turulliamook-mool, Tel. 



Habitat. India. 

 Remarks. Momordica monadelphia, Rox. 



Cucumis Melo. W. et A. Melon. 



Linn. Syxt. Monoecia Monadelphia. 



The fruit, used as a fruit. 



Vernacular. Kurbooja, Beng. Hind. Gidhro, Sind. Baka-coy, 

 Mai. Molam, Tarn. Rata-komadu, Cey. Beteekh (Musk- 

 melon),. Arab. Kirboozeh, Arab. Labofrangee, Mala) ? a. 



Habitat. Persia ? Cultivated over the world. 



Remarks. The Cucumbers of Numbers xi. 14; the O-IKVOS irtiruv of Hippo- 

 crates, the o-iKvos of Theophrastus and Aristotle, according to Sprengel, 

 and o-iKVT) vel o-iKva of Theophrastus, according to Fraas ; the rrUvs of 

 Dioscorides, according to Sprengel, and the Trenav of that writer according 

 to Fraas ; and the "Melon" of Pliny. According to Fraas, C. sativus is 

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