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or slaty-coloured caterpillar, found from 

 the end of May until August, feeding on 

 the various species of mullein ( Verba's- 

 cuw) and figwort (Scrophula'ria). On 

 each segment of this caterpillar are four 

 large black dots, sometimes separate, and 

 sometimes running together; there are 

 smaller black dots along the sides, and a 

 double row of yellow spots on the back, 



with others on the sides. The head is 

 yellow, spotted with black. This moth 

 appears commonly in May. It is about 

 two inches across the expanded fore- 

 wings, which are of a dark reddish- 

 brown colour, clouded and lined with 

 black, and with a large white spot on 

 ach resembling the figure 3, as shown 

 in the annexed drawing. The hind- 

 wings are also reddish-brown, but paler, 

 and sometimes almost white. The fe- 

 male lays her eggs upon the mulleins, 

 and their relative species of plants, 

 which eggs are hatched in a few days if 

 the weather be warm. The caterpillars, 

 when of full growth, descend into the 

 ground at the roots of the plants on 

 which they have been feeding, where 

 they form cocoons of half-rotted leaves 

 and earth, so firmly bound together as to 

 resemble small, hard clods. They re- 

 main in the pupa state until the follow- 

 ing May, or even for two years. 



CU'CUMIS. Cucumber. (From cucwnis, 

 the Latin for cucumber. Nat. ord., 

 Cucurbits [Cucurbitacese]. Linn., 21- 

 Moncecia 10-Monadelphia.) 



Half-hardy trailing annuals. The C. colocy'n- 

 thus produces the Colocynth of medicine. The 

 whole of the species require to be sown in hotbeds, 

 and, when of sufficient strength, to be planted 

 out either in frames or under hand-glasses. 

 C. angu'ria (round-prickly). 2. Yellow. July. 



Jamaica. 1692. 

 Citru'llus (Citrul). 6. Yellow. June. S. Amer. 



1597- 

 Ja'ce (water-melon). 6. Yellow. July. 



1597- 

 Paste'ca (Pastequecueumier). 6. Yellow. 



July. 1C07. 



C. colocy'nthit (bitter colocynth). fl. Yellow. 

 June. Cape of Good Hope. 1551. 



delicio'sus (delicious). 4. Yellow. July. E. 



I ml. 1818. 



Jamaice'nsis (Jamaica). 4. Yellow. July. 



Jamaica. 1824. 



Maderasputa'nus (Madras). 3. Yellow. July. 



E. Ind. 1805. 



me'lo (melon). 4. Yellow. July. 15"0. 

 Cantalu'pa (Cantalupe). 4. Yellow. 



July. 1570. 



Melite'nsis (Maltese). 4. Yellow. July. 



1570. 



reticula'tut (netted). 4. Yellow. 



July. 15/0. 



momo'rdica (elaterium-like). 4. Yellow. 



July. E. Ind. 1820. 



murica'tus (point-covered). 4. Yellow. 



July. E. Ind. 1817. 



sati'uns (common cultivated). 4. Yel- 



low. August. E. Ind. 159/. 



a'lbus (white). 4. Yellow. July. 



fustigia'tus (peaked). 4. Yellow. 



July. 



fla'vus (yellow). 4. Yellow. July. 



variega'tus (variegated). 4. Yellow. 



July. 

 vi'ridis (green). 4. Yellow. July. 



E. Ind. 1597. 



tttili'ssimus (most useful). 4. Yellow. July. 



E. Ind. 1820. 



CUCUMBEB. Cu'citmis sati'vus. 

 Varieties. 



1. Early short green prickly. Fruit 

 4 inches long. 



2. Early long green prickly. 7 in. 



3. Most long green prickly. 9 in. 



4. Early green cluster. C in. 



5. White Dutch prickly. G in. 



6. Long smooth green Turkey. 10 in. 



7. Large smooth green Roman. 10 in. 



8. Flanegans. 15 in. 



9. Russian. 12 in. 



10. White Turkey. 15 in. 



11. Nepaul. 17 in. 



12. Fluted (from China). 9 in. 



13. The Snake. 12 feet. 



14. Brownston hybrid. 15 in. 



15. Victory of England. 21 in. 



16. Ringleader. 15 in. 



17. Pratt's hybrid. 18 in. 



18. Sion House. 9 in. 



19. Duncan's Victoria. 28 in. 



20. Allen's Victory of Suffolk. 24 in. 



21. Victory of Bath. 17 in. 



22. Prizefighter. 16 in. 



The Early short prickly is often pre- 

 ferred for the first crop, as being a very 

 plentiful bearer, quick in coming into 

 production, and the hardiest of all the 

 varieties. The Early long prickly is a 

 hardy, abundantly-bearing variety, but 

 not quick hi coming into production. 

 It is generally grown for main crops. 

 The Most long prickly is a hardy good 



