58 CUCURBlTACEiE. 



3. lohata, Roxb. (/. ind. 3, p. 703.) ?^Ff5Wl Bun-chichinga. ©w 

 Bengal, (Serampore.) Fl. small, white, R. and C. S. ; fr. C. S. — Not 

 eaten by the Natives, though it appears to be a useful species. 

 {Roxb.) ^_ 



4. dioeca, Roxb. (Jl. ind. 3, p. 701.) ?^<lrFt5f Bm-putol—Uind. Pul- 

 wul. %. v-/ Bengal, (Serampore.) Fl. large, white ; and fr. R. S. — 

 Much cultivated, on account of the unripe /rwiV and tender tops, which 

 are eaten in curries, and reckoned very wholesome. {Roxb.) 



5. cordata, Roxb. (/. ind. 3, p. 703.) "C'^-g^^l Bhooim-Koomra ;— 

 (which is also the name of Batatas paniculatum, Choisy.) % v^ Banks 

 of the Megna, where the inhabitants use the root as a substitute for 

 Calumba-root. It has been sent to England as the real Calumba of 

 Mozambique.— Fl. large, white. In H. C. G. fl. R. S. (Roxb.) 



6. bracteata, (T. palmata, Roxb. fl. ind. S, p. 704 ;— TF. and A. pr. 1, 

 p. 350;— Wight, ill 2, t. 104-5 ;— J. Grah. Cat. B. pi. p. 79.— 

 Modecca bracteata, Lam. ;—DC. pr. 3, p. 337.) ^^S'Tt^toI Buro- 

 makal. S^-/ Both Peninsulas of India, Bengal, (Serampore,) Khas- 

 sya Mountains, Deyra-Dhoon. Fl. large, white, R. S. ; fr. C. S. — 

 Root reckoned poisonous (Roxb.) ; with the stem much esteemed in 

 diseases of cattle, as inflammation of the lungs, &c. (Dr. Gibson.) 



7. heteroclita,Roxh. (fi. ind. Z,p. 705.) ^S v,/ Silhet. Fl. large, pale yel- 

 lowish-white ; on the outside tinged with brown. — In H. C. G. fl. 

 H. S. ; fr. R. S. (Roxb.) 



CucuMis, L. (Wight, ill. 2, p. 31 ; — from Schrader.) 



1. Melo. L. (DC. pr. 3, p. 300 -.— W. and A.pr. \,p. 341 ;—Roxb.fl. 

 ind. 3, p. 720 ;— /. Grah. Cat. B. pi. p. 77.) «/??^ Khur-buj. Melon. 

 © Persia, Kabiil. Cultivated. — Fl. largish, yellow, and fr. H. S. 



2. Momordica, Roxb. (fl. ind. 3, p. 725 ; — W. and A. pr. I, p. 341 ; — 

 J. Grah. Cat. B.pl.p. 77.) "^ Phoontee. ©Cultivated. Fl. largish, 

 yellow, Feb. ; fr. H. S. Fruit much eaten ; when young, a good 

 substitute for the common cucumber ; when ripe, (after bursting 

 spontaneously) with a little sugar little inferior to the melon, and 

 reckoned very wholesome. (Roxb.) — Seed now and then ground into a 

 kind of meal. (Royle.) 



3. sativus, L. (DC. pr. 3, p. 300 ;—}¥. and A. pr. \,p. 342 ■,—Roxb.fl. 

 ind. 3, p. 720;— J. Grah. Cat. B.pl.p. 77.) TTl Susa. Hind. Keera. 

 Common Cucumber. © «*• Cultivated. Fl. largish, yellow ; and fr. 

 nearly throughout the year. 



4. utilissimus, Roxb. (fl. ind. 3, p. 721 ; — W. and A.pr. \,p. 342 ; — J. 

 Grah. Cat. B. pi. p. 77.) ^t^^ Kankoor. Hind. Kakni. © Culti- 

 vated. Fl. largish, yellow, H. and R. S; fr. C. Q.— Fruit, when 

 half-grown, pickled ; when ripe, as large as an ostrich. egg, melon- 

 flavored, and, if hung up, keeping good for several months. Seeds, 

 like those of other species of the Gourd-tribe, containing much fari- 

 naceous matter, mixed with a large proportion of mild oil. The meal 



