56 CUCURBITACE^. 



351 i—Roxb.fl. ind, Z.p. 719 ,—J. Grah. Cat. B.pl. p. 79.— Cucu- 

 mis Citrullus, Ser. ; DC.pr. 3, p. 301 i—Rumph. 5, t. 146,/. 1,) W?sm 

 Turmuz. Water-Melon. Cultivated. Fl. large, yellowish, Jan. and 

 Feb. ; fr. H. S. 

 2. Colocynthis, Schrad. (Cucumis Colocynthis, L. ; — DC pr. 3, p. 302 ; 

 — W. andA.pr. I, p. 342 ;— Wight, icon. 2, t. 498 -—Roxb.Ji. ind. 

 3, p. 719;— y. G}'ah. Cat. B. pi. p. 77.) STt^rtW Makhal. Colocynth- 

 plant. © Peninsula of India, Banks of the Jumna, Kemaon, Japan. 

 Fl. yeUow, R. S. ; fr. C. S. 

 MoMORDicA, L. {Wight, ill. 2, p. 30 ; from Schrader.) 



1. Charantia, L. (DC. pr. 3. p. 311 ,—W. and A. pr. I, p. 348 ;—Roxb. 

 fi. ind. Z,p. 707 ;— Wight, icon. 2, t. 504 ,~J.Grah. Cat. B.pl. p. 78 ; 

 B. M. 51, t. 3455 ;— /2/iee<^. 8, t. 9 -.^Rumph. 5, t. 151.) ^5)1 

 Kurula. ©v_/ Cultivated in all the warmer parts of Asia. Fl. middle- 

 sized, pale yellow, R. and C. S. ; fr. C. S. Fruit bitter, wholesome, 

 while unripe eaten in curry by the Natives. It requires to be steeped 

 in salt water, before it is cooked. (Dr. Gibson.) 



/3. muricata, W. and A. {pr. \,p. 348. — Momordica muricata, L. ; — 

 DC.pr. 3,/). 311 ■,—Rcxb.fl. ind. 3, p. 707 ;—Rheed. 8, t. 10.) ^^;1 

 Oochhya. Q\^ Cultivated by the Natives even more than a. Fl. 

 middle-sized, pale yellow, R. and C. S. ; fr. C. S. Fruit smaller than 

 that of a, but more esteemed. 



2. dioeca, Roxb. (/. ind. 3, p. 709;— DC.pr. 3, p. 312;— f^'. atid A 

 pr. \,p. 348; — /. Grah. Cat. B. pi. p. 78. Female. Wight, icon. 2 

 t. 505;— Rheed. 8, t. 12. Male, Wight, icon, 2, t. 506 i—Rheed. 8 

 t. 18.) %v^ Both Peninsulas of India, Bengal, (Serampore.) Fl 

 large, yellow, R. and C. S ; fr. C. S. Tender green fruit and tube 

 rous roots of the female plant (weighing from 2-3 pounds,) eaten by 

 the Natives. 



3. cochinchinensis, Spreng. {Syst. 3, p. 14; — M. mixta, Roxb. fi.ind. 3, 

 p. 709 ; — W. and A. pr. 1, p. 349. — Muricia cochinchinensis. Lour.) 

 Cftt«l^^^1 Golkankra. ^.v^ Bengal, (Serampore.) Fl. large, cream- 

 coloured, R. S. ; fr. C. S. 



LuFFA, Cav. {Wight, ill. 2, />. 31 ; — from Schrader.) 



1. pentandra, Roxb. {fl. ind. 3, p. 712 ; — W. and A. pr. 1, p. 343 ; — 

 /. Grah. Cat. B. pi. p. 77 ;— Wight, icon. 2, t. 499. — L. Catupicinna, 

 Ser. ; DC. pr. 3, p. 303.— L. Petola, Ser. ; DC. 1. c. ;— Rheed. 8, t. 

 S;—Rumph. 5,t. 147.) ^T''?^ Dhoondool. Wind. Porol. © w Culti- 

 vated all over India. Fl. large, yellow, R. and C. S. ; fr. C. S. — 

 Unripe /rMj7 eaten by the Natives. 



/3, amara — Hind. Tita porol ; a wild variety. 



2. fatida, Cav. {DC.pr. 3, p. 302;— B. M. 40, t. 1638.— L. acutan- 

 gula. Roxb. ft. ind. 3, p. 713 ;—DC. I. c. ;—W. and A. pr. \,p. 343 ;— 

 ./. Grah. Cat. B. pi. p. 77 ;— Rheed. 8, t. 7 ;—Rumph. 5, /. 149.) 

 f^i^1 Jhifiga. Hind. Torooi. Q<^ Cultivated. Fl. large, yellow. 



