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R. and C. S. ; fr. C. S. — The half-grown fruit is one of the best 

 Native vegetables we have in India. The Natives use it much in 

 their curries. Peeled, boiled and dressed with butter, pepper, and 

 salt, it is little inferior to green peas. (Rozb.) 



3. amara, Roxb. (/. ind. 3, p. 715 ; — W. and A. pr. I, p. 343 ; — J. Grah. 

 Cat. B. pi. p. 77.— L. Plukenetiana, Ser.—DC.pr. 3. p. 302.) fs^ 

 ^'S^ Tito-dhoondool. Hind. Kerula. © \^ Peninsula of India. Bengal, 

 (Serampore.) Fl, large, yellow, R. S. ; fr. C. S. — Bitter in every 

 part. Fruit violently cathartic and emetic. Juice of the young roasted 

 fruit applied by the Natives to their temples to cure headache. Seeds 

 in substance or infusion, used as an emeto-cathartic. {Roxb.) 



? 4. clavata, Roxb. (fl. ind. 3, p. 714.) ©<^ Hindoostan. Fl. large, 

 yellow. In H. C. G. fl. R, and C. S. ; fr. C. S. — The young unripe 

 fruit eaten by the Natives in their curries, {Roxb.) 



} 5. graveolens, Roxb. (/. ind. Z,p. 716.) ©v**^ Rajmahl. — In H. C. G. 

 fl. R. S. ; fr. C. S. The whole plant has a most disagreeable, heavy 

 smell. {Roxb.) 

 Benincasa, Savi. {Wight, ill. 2, p. 31 ; — from Schrader.) 



1. cerifera, Savi. {DC. pr. 3, p. 303;— fF. and A. pr. \,p. 344;— 

 J. Grah, Cat. B. pi. p. 11. — Cucurbita cerifera, Fisch. — C. Pepo, 

 Roxb. fl. ind. 3, p. 718;— Rheed. 8, t. 3,) ^Wl Koomra. Pumpkin. 

 White Gourd. ©^-/ Cultivated. Fl. large, yellow, R. S. ; fr. C. S. — 

 The young unripe fruit universally eaten by the Natives in their 

 curries. {Roxb.) 

 Lagenaria, Ser. {Wight, ill. 2, p. 31 ; — from Schrader.) 



1. vulgaris, Ser. {DC. pr. 3, p. 299 ;— W. and A. pr. \,p. 341 ;— 

 J. Grah. Cat. B. pi. p. 76. — Cucurbita Lagenaria, L. ; Roxb. fl. 

 ind. 3, p. 718 ; — Rheed. 8, t. 1, 4, 5 ; — Rumph. 5, t. 144.) ^ Kodoo. 

 gj"t^ Laoo. — Bottle-Gourd. White Pumpkin. © \-/ Cultivated. Fl. 

 large, white, R. and C. S. ; fr. C. S. — The hard rind of the fruit 

 used as a bottle for containing honey, &c. {Fukeer's bottles) ; a variety 

 of it for making the stringed instrument, called sitar ,- another variety 

 as a buoy for swimming across rivers, transporting baggage, &c. {Royle. 

 J. Grah.) — The fruit of a wild variety f^^«it^ Tita-laoo,) considered 

 poisonous. 



Trichosanthes, L. {Wight, ill. 2, p. 31 ; — from Schrader.) 



L anguina, L. {DC. pr. 3, p. 314; — W. and A. pr. \,p. 350; — Roxb. fl. 

 ind. Z,p. 701;— J. Grah. Cat. B. pi. p. 78;— B. M. 19. t. 722 ;— 

 Rumph. 5, t. 148.) ffef^^ Chichinga. Snake-Gourd, ©v,/ Cultivated. Fl. 

 large, white, R. S. ; fr. C. S. Fruit universally eaten by the Natives. 



2. cucumerina, L. {DC. pr. 3, p. 315 ; — W. and A. pr. 1, p. 350; — 

 Roxb. fl. ind. 3, p. 702 ;—J. Grah. Cat. B. pi. p. 79 ;— Rheed. 8, /. 

 15.) ^^^fJFt^f Bun-putol. ©v-/ Both Peninsulas of India. Bengal, 

 (Serampore.) Fl. small, white, R. S. and C. S.— Unripe fruit very 

 bitter, eaten by the Natives in their curries. {Roxb.) 



