cal species, mostly African and East Indian. The cult, 

 species are annual Mono^r b\ Co^^niaux, DC. Monogrr. 

 Phaner t Si-i , iiN.i, Naudiii, Ann hci Nut. (Bot.) IV. 



Lemon. Veoetable Orange. Vine less 

 that of the MuskniPlon. ami Ivs. sniiillii- : fi 

 and color of an oriiiiLi "r 1 n, ■, :i I, im m. 



iiiilh {not spiny nor tuberculate) at'maturily. 

 iiui. (C. Mnmfrdiea. Roxl). C. utiUssimus, 



ri--:. ■Mi-MCMn,.-.-. I'i-- rsr,5S7. Long-run- 

 ' 'I' •■ ■■■ ' '■■ : ■ ' li.'iped or reni- 



M^lo, 



Roxb.). 

 ning, li' 

 form, M 



shapes, i! Ill ; i: 'u;:. ^. Asia.-When 



forced immIi r ;;l:i . i Im^ Ix ,. ;ii-. u iuill\ iiioro lobed. See 

 Melon. 



Var.CantalupSnsis, Nivud. Cantaloupe. Rook Melons. 

 Fruits mostly hiinl-rinded, more or less warty, scaly or 

 rough, often dee|.ly fin-n>wed or grooved, -Name de- 

 rived from ( 'aiitalii|i|.i, ii.nr- 1,'miih, :i I . n hm r r,iiintry 

 seat of tlir l'(.|.e, H liiihi M ii I . . I ,, I ii.iui;lit 



from Ann. Tiia, Iji ilie 1. ~ in- ■ , Hen 



u.sed as a L'eii.Tir i,:mim' i-i I ,. ■' lui i( I- prop- 



erly a iiaiii. ■■ .I' , ii i U , i n. ■ n , i . I . ;i li.iis-the hard 

 and scaly-rill. l.ii i -.■.■ w .m i . , i i :i. 



Var. reticuUtu3, N^iihi. -i . mi, i . i i ted Melons. 



almost plain or soi..uili,-( .Hiipn>ie!i ihe common musk- 

 melons, aside from Cantaloupes. 



Var. saccharlnus, Naud. Pineapple Melons. Com- 

 prising varieties of oblong shape and very sweet flesh. 

 Not sufficiently distinct from the last. 



Var. inoddrus, Naud. Winteu Melons. Lvs. lighter 

 colored, less hairy, narrower : frs. possessing little or 

 none of the common muskmelon odor, and keeping long. 

 The winter muskmolons are little known in this country, 

 although they aro worthy of popularity. Much cult, in 

 parts of the Mediterranean region. See Bull. 9C, Cor- 

 nell Exp. Sta. 



Var. flexudBUS, Naud. (C. flexubsus, Linn.). Snake 

 Melon. Snake Cucumber. Fr. many times longer 

 than broad, greenish at maturity, variously curved and 

 furrowed. A. G. 14: 20.3. —Pr. often 2-.'! ft. long, and 1-3 

 in in diameter Grown 

 niostl\ as an oddity, but 

 it IS us( fill for the mak- 

 ing of conserves Thehard- 

 " Snake Gourd is a 

 ni(«huh see). 



591. Fruit o 





Var. acidulus, Naud. Cucumbeb Melon. Frs. oblong 

 or cylindrical, mottled or unicolored, the flesh while and 

 cucumber-flavored. No varieties in the Amer. trade are 

 of this group, hut they are occasionally seen in botanical 

 gardens and experimental grounds, which import seeds 

 of oriental plants. 



Var. Chlto, Naud. (C. Clillo, Morr.). Oranoe Melon. 

 Manoo Melon. Melon Apple. Vine Peach. Garden 



tudinal markings of cinnamon-brown 

 overlying yellow, exceedingly fragrant. — A most hand- 

 some gourd-like fruit, and highly and deliciously per- 

 fumed. Not eaten. A nearly odorless and scarlet -rinded 

 form is separated by Naudin as var. erythraus. 

 AA. Fruit spiny or iuberctilate. 

 satlvufl, Linn. Cucumber. Pigs. 588, 589. Long- 

 running, prickly : Ivs. usually 3-lobed ( or strongly 

 angled), the middle lobe most prominent and often 

 pointed: fr. prickly or muricate, at least when young, 

 but in some varieties becoming smooth, mostly oblong, 

 the flesh white. S. Asia, See Cue ' 



592. Young turban Squash, on which the 

 of the corolla still persist. 



The central part of the I'niit is the ovary, 



Var. Anglicus. Figs. 584, 585. English or Forcing 

 Cucumber. A product of cultivation and selection, 

 within the last century (see Porcing-Book, pp. 192-4), 

 distinguished from the eomniDii .ir liidd Ciieiimbers as 



follows: fruits (an.lMN.i,,. - i m i> Inn:::. ml li 111!- r, hill,. 



if any furrowed, sim i i ■ i • ' i ' miy, 



nearly or quite giv. -, i , i i . .n ,11 r- . 1. ^^■- 



seeded: fls, verv I.-itl'. : 1> . m in iimnil m |.i ■ m mi i n m to 

 their length, with shallower sumses: vmh^s very vig- 

 orous, with long and thick tendrils. 



Var, Sikkimfinsis, Hook.f., cult, in the Himalayan 

 Mts,, but n<.l kiii.wn to be iiithis eountry ; has large 7-9- 

 lol„-d Ivs. 1 i;. liii.lrli il .lull -Ii:ip.--d fr. B.M. G206. 



dips^ceiis, 1 1 . , ll"i-t,), DipsACEOus 



(IclUHIi, (I ill II I ■ .1 I I IIbdgehoo Goubd. 



I'lant iiTi.l I. .11:1:1 Ilk. iiiiii III (', Melo: fls. long- 

 stalked: tr, 1-J in, liMi};, iil.ioof,' iir nearly spherical, 

 becoming hard and dry, ileusely beset with long scales 

 or hairs, and looking like a bur. Arabia, Afr. R.H. 

 1860, p. 210. Cult, as an ornamental Gourd. 



Angi^ria, Linn. (C. r/rossulnrieFfirmis, Hort,), Bur 

 Cucumber.. West Indian Gherkin. Goosebebbv 

 GouKi). Figs. 590, .591. Stems slender, hispid : lvs. 

 deeply cut into 3-5 narrow obovate or spatulate divisions. 



