CUCURBITA . CUCURBITACEÆ (AUCT. COGNIAUX). 551 
Radix crassa, dauciformis. Caulis crassus, subeylindricus, sparse 
hirsutus, 5-8 metr. longus, repens vel scandens. Petiolus robustus, 
striatus, crasse asperus, 8-20 cent. longus. Folia supra cinerea, subtus 
canescentia, margine minute denticulata, 15-35 cent. longa, 10-25 cent. 
lata. Cirrhi robusti, longiusculi, sulcati, breviter hirsuti, 4-7-fidi. Pe- 
dunculus masculus robustus, teres, breviter hirsutus, 3-5 cent. longus. 
Calycis tubus sparse villoso-hirsutus, 2 cent. longus, 1 '/,-2 cent. la- 
tus; dentes patuli, 1 '/, cent. longi. Corolla anguste campanulata, 
7-8 cent. longa. Staminum filamenta crassa, basi dilatata, 8-10 mill. 
longa; capitulum antherarum 2 cent. longum, Y, cent. crassum. 
Fructus sphæricus vel obovoideus, magnitudine ovi gallinacei, intense 
viridis et plus minusve albo-marmoratus, pulpa fibrosa, amarissima. 
Semina albentia, immarginata, ovato-oblonga, basi leviter attenuata, 
11-12 mill. longa, 6-7 mill. lata, 2 !/, mill. crassa. 
In Mexico ad Guanaxuato (Bonpland in herb. Mus. Par.); ad Pina 
quecillos (Karwinsky in herb. hort. Petrop.); in Neo-Mexico (Wright 
n. 1087 in herb. Boiss. ; Fendler n. 260 in herb. Berol., Webb., Kew.); 
in valle flum. Rio Grande prope Doñana (Mex. Bound. Survey n. 394 
in herb. Berol. et Kew.); in Texas (Matthes n. 142 in herb. Boiss. et 
Francav. ; ; Lindheimer n. 399 in herb. Boiss., hort. Petrop., Vindob., 
Webb. pns Drummond n. 89 in herb. Boiss., Deless., hort. Pe- 
trop., dh: Webb., Kew., n. 335 in herb. Vindob.); in desertis 
arenosis et aridis secus « Rocky Mountains » (James in herb. Brit. 
Mus.); in California australi (Nuttal in herb. Kew. et Brit. Mus. ; 
Lobb in herb. Kew.); in region. San Diego (Palmer n. 107 in herb. 
Boiss. et hort. Petrop.). 
10. C. Galeottiis foliis anguste triangularibus, membranaceis, 
leviter lobatis, apice acutis, basi truncatis ; calycis tubo brevi, anguste 
campanulato; basi acuto, segmentis subulatis, tubo 5-6-plo longiori- 
bus: eorolla ad nervos sparse longeque hispida, segmentis rigidis, 
acutis et longe apiculatis. 
Caulis crassus, angulatus, sparse aculeatus. Petiolus robustus, 
teres, sparse longeque aculeatus, 10-15 cent. longus. Folia supra in- 
tense viridia, sparse hirsuta, demum tenuiter albo-punctata, subtus 
viridi-cinerea, breviter denseque hirsuta et ad nervos sparse longeque 
aculeata, margine minute denticulata, 12-16 cent. longa, 9-12 cent. 
lata, lobis lateralibus brevissimis. Cirrhi robustissimi, sulcati, sparsis- 
sime villoso-hirsuti, 3-fidi. Pedunculus masculus robustus, angulato- 
suleatus, superiore dense villoso-hirsutus, 8-15 cent. longus. Calycis 
