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MONCt:ClA MONADELPHIA. 



373 



obsito, fructibus pubcscentibus luaturi- 

 tate glabratis Isevissimis, carne albida 



(eduli?) Be Cand. Prod, 3. p. 299.* 



Cucurbita Lagenaria. fFiM. Sp. PL 4. 



p. 606. Hori,Kew.5.p.S4S. AubLSSl. 

 Cucurbita fructu pyriformi. Br, 354. 

 Cucurbita fructu maximo subrotundo. 



Br, 354. 



Small Gourd Vine. Hughes. 138 ? 



2. p, 801. 



Large Gourd Vine. Hughes, 138. 

 2,p, 801. 



Buttle Gourd, Sivect. 



Long 



L 



07? g 



CIJCUM18, 



Cucurbilacoic. Lin. Jysj<. I)e Cand 



Melo.i C, caule humifuso scabro cirrifero, foliis 



rotundatis angulatis petiolatis, floribus 

 inasculis tubo calycis basi subventricoso 



* Dc Caudolle enumerates four varieties depending- on the 

 difference of shape in the fruit ; but as these pass into each other 

 by an indefinite series I Iiave not thoug-ht it proper to introduce 

 them. 1 am not informed that the pnlp is in any instance edible. 



% 



t De Caudoile enumerates three j>rincipal varieties. 



m 



t<i 



