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is an article of diet with the Natives, and the oil is used for the lamp. 

 Powder of the toasted seeds diuretic, and serviceable in promoting the 

 passage of gravel. {Roxb.) 



5. pubescens, Willd. (^DC. pr. Z, p. 301 ,— W. and A.pr. I, p. 342 ;— 

 Wight, icon. 2, t. 496 ^—Royle ill. t. 47./. 1— C. maderaspatanus, 

 Roxb. fl. ind. 3, p. 723.) ?^^f5I^ Bun-gumuk. © «^ Coromandel, 

 Bengal, (Serampore,) Saharunpore, Delhi, &c. Fl. largish yellow, 

 R. and C. S. ; fr. C. S. — Fruit much esteemed by the Natives, 

 though they do not cultivate the plant. {Roxb.) On ripening it be- 

 comes aromatic. 



6. turbinatus, Roxb. {fl. ind. 3, p. 723 ;—W. and A. pr. I, p. 342.) 

 ©>«• Coromandel, Fl. largish, yellow, R. and C. S; fr. S. C. — 

 Fruit eaten by the Natives. 



7. trigonus, Roxb. (/. ind. 3, p. 722;— W. and A.pr. 1, p. 342;— 

 Wight, icon. 2, t. 497.) 0v«^ Coromandel. Fl. small, yellow, R. and 

 C. S. ; fr. C. S. 



8. integrifolius, Roxb, (/. ind. 3, p. 724.) ©«^ Bengal. Fl. large, 

 white ; and fr. R. S. 



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



1. maxima, Duch. {DC. pr. 3, p. 316 ^—W. and A. pr. \,p. 351 ;— 

 Wight, icon. 2, t. 507 ;— J. Grah. Cat. B. pi. p. 79.— C. Melopepo, 

 Roxb. fl. ind. 3, p. 719. L. ?) fWt^STBl Suphuree-koomra. Squash- 

 Gourd. Red Gourd. © k^ Cultivated. Fl. very large, yellow, R. and 



C. S. ; fr. C. S Flesh of the fruit, when boiled, tasting somewhat 



like a young carrot. 



CocciNiA, W. and A. ( pr. 1, p. 347 ;— Wight, ill. p. 31 ;— from Schrader.) 

 1. grandis, (C. indica, W. and A. I. c. ; — J. Grah. Cat. B. pi. p. 78. — 

 Bryonia grandis, L. ; DC. pr. 3, p. 305.— B. ? Moimoi, Ser ; DC. l. c. 

 — Momordica monadelpha, Roxb.fl. ind. 3, p. 70S ; — Rheed. 8. 1. 14 ; — 

 Burm. zeyl. t. 19./. 1, 2,—Rumph.5, t. 166./. 1.) C^^TtWl Tela-koocha. 

 ^. \^ Both Peninsulas of India, Bengal, (Serampore,) Saharunpore, 

 Delhi. Fl. large, white ; and fr. the whole year. — Ripe fruit eaten 

 raw by the Natives, and greedily devoured by birds; while green used 

 in curries. 



JoLLiFiA, Bojer. {DC. pr. 3, p. 316.) 



1. africana, Delile. {DC. I. c. Feuillea pedata, Sm. ? B. M. 53, t. 2681. 

 Telfairia pedata. Hook; O^ B. M. 54, t. 2751-2; /. Grah. Cat. B. pi. 

 p. 79.) 2|.v^ Pemba, near the shores of Zanzibar. Introduced into 

 H. C. G. ; fl. .'' The oil of the fruit equal to that of the finest olives. 



* Cucurbita ovifera, L. © Astrachan. This species {Vegetable Mar- 

 row,) is considered one of the most nourishing and wholesome of the 

 whole tribe. Ceratosanthes tubcrosa, Spreng. Trichosanthcs tuberosa, 

 Willd. ;— B. M. 53, t. 2703. t w W. Indies. 



